Size and Boundaries
Land boundaries:
total: 6,343 km
border countries: Libya 982 km, Mali 1,376 km, Mauritania 463 km, Morocco 1,559 km, Niger 956 km, Tunisia 965 km, Western Sahara 42 km
Area - comparative: roughly 3.5 times the size of Texas
Coastline: 998 km
Maritime claims:
exclusive fishing zone: 32–52 nmi (59.3–96.3 km)
territorial sea: 12 nmi (22.2 km)
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