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| Location | Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and Honduras |
| Geographic coordinates | 13 50 N, 88 55 W |
| Map references | central_america |
| Area |
total: 21,040 sq km water: 320 sq km land: 20,720 sq km |
| Area comparative | slightly smaller than Massachusetts |
| Land boundaries |
total: 545 km border countries: guatemala 203 km, honduras 342 km |
| Coastline | 307 km |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 200 nm |
| Climate | tropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to April); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands |
| Terrain | mostly mountains with narrow coastal belt and central plateau |
| Elevation extremes |
lowest point: pacific ocean 0 m highest point: cerro el pital 2,730 m |
| Natural resources | hydropower, geothermal power, petroleum, arable land |
| Land use |
arable land: 31.85% permanent crops: 12.07% other: 56.08% (2001) |
| Irrigated land | 360 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards | known as the Land of Volcanoes; frequent and sometimes very destructive earthquakes and volcanic activity; extremely susceptible to hurricanes |
| Environment - current issues | deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution; contamination of soils from disposal of toxic wastes |
| Environment - international agreements |
party to: biodiversity, climate change, climate change-kyoto protocol, desertification, endangered species, hazardous wastes, ozone layer protection, wetlands signed, but not ratified: law of the sea |
| Geography note | smallest Central American country and only one without a coastline on Caribbean Sea |
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