| 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 |
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| Geographic coordinates | 15 30 N, 90 15 W |
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| Zone | Central America |
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| Area | total: 108,890 sq km
land: 108,430 sq km
water: 460 sq km |
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| Land boundaries | total: 1,687 km
border countries: Belize 266 km, El Salvador 203 km, Honduras 256 km, Mexico 962 km |
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| Coastline | 400 km |
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| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation |
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| Climate | tropical; hot, humid in lowlands; cooler in highlands |
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| Terrain | mostly mountains with narrow coastal plains and rolling limestone plateau |
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| Elevation extremes | lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Volcan Tajumulco 4,211 m |
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| Natural resources | petroleum, nickel, rare woods, fish, chicle, hydropower |
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| Irrigated land | 400 km |
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| Natural hazards | numerous volcanoes in mountains, with occasional violent earthquakes; Caribbean coast extremely susceptible to hurricanes and other tropical storms |
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Environment -
current issues | deforestation in the Peten rainforest; soil erosion; water pollution |
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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, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
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| Geography - note | no natural harbors on west coast |
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