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Economic Indicator: Geography (Location, geographic coordinates, map references, area, terrain, elevation extremes, borders, coastline and maritime claims)
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Detailed Analysis for Year: 2015
Full Dataset: from 1993 to 2014
Dataset updated: 17th March 2015
Data Source: CIA Factbook
National or Regional Currency: Timorian Escudo
Currency Symbol: TPE
Location: Southeastern Asia, northwest of Australia in the Lesser Sunda Islands at the eastern end of the Indonesian archipelago; note - Timor-Leste includes the eastern half of the island of Timor, the Oecussi (Ambeno) region on the northwest portion of the island of Timor, and the islands of Pulau Atauro and Pulau Jaco
Geographic Coordinates: 8 50 S, 125 55 E
Map References: Southeast Asia
Area: total: 14,874 sq km ; land: 14,874 sq km ; water: 0 sq km
Area - Comparative: slightly larger than Connecticut
Terrain: mountainous
Elevation Extremes(M): lowest point: Timor Sea, Savu Sea, and Banda Sea 0 m ; highest point: Foho Tatamailau 2,963 m
Land Boundaries(Km): total: 253 km ; border countries: Indonesia 253 km
Coastline: 56 km
Maritime Claims: territorial sea: 12 nm ; contiguous zone: 24 nm ; exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Geography - Note: Timor comes from the Malay word for "East"; the island of Timor is part of the Malay Archipelago and is the largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands