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| Location | Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Mexico, and bordering the Gulf of Honduras (Caribbean Sea) between Honduras and Belize |
| Geographic coordinates | 15 30 N, 90 15 W |
| Map references | central_america |
| Area |
total: 108,890 sq km water: 460 sq km land: 108,430 sq km |
| Area comparative | slightly smaller than Tennessee |
| Land boundaries |
total: 1,687 km border countries: belize 266 km, el salvador 203 km, honduras 256 km, mexico 962 km |
| Coastline | 400 km |
| Maritime claims |
territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation |
| Climate | tropical; hot, humid in lowlands; cooler in highlands |
| Terrain | mostly mountains with narrow coastal plains and rolling limestone plateau (Peten) |
| Elevation extremes |
lowest point: pacific ocean 0 m highest point: volcan tajumulco 4,211 m |
| Natural resources | petroleum, nickel, rare woods, fish, chicle, hydropower |
| Land use |
arable land: 12.54% permanent crops: 5.03% other: 82.43% (2001) |
| Irrigated land | 1,250 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards | numerous volcanoes in mountains, with occasional violent earthquakes; Caribbean coast extremely susceptible to hurricanes and other tropical storms |
| Environment - current issues | deforestation in the Peten rainforest; soil erosion; water pollution |
| Environment - international agreements |
party to: antarctic treaty, biodiversity, climate change, climate change-kyoto protocol, desertification, endangered species, environmental modification, hazardous wastes, law of the sea, marine dumping, ozone layer protection, ship pollution, wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
| Geography note | no natural harbors on west coast |
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