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Nicaragua Geography:
Location:
Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Costa Rica and Honduras
Geographic coordinates:
13 00 N, 85 00 W
Map references:
Area:
total:
129,494 sq km
land:
120,254 sq km
water:
9,240 sq km
Area - comparative:
Slightly smaller than the state of New York
Land boundaries:
total: 1,231 km
border countries: Costa Rica 309 km, Honduras 922 km
Coastline:
910 km
Maritime claims:
continental shelf: natural prolongation
territorial sea: 200 NM
Climate:
Tropical in lowlands, cooler in highlands
Terrain:
Extensive Atlantic coastal plains rising to central interior mountains; narrow Pacific coastal plain interrupted by volcanoes
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mogoton 2,438 m
Natural resources:
Gold, silver, copper, tungsten, lead, zinc, timber, fish
Land use:
arable land: 15.94%
permanent crops: 1.94%
other: 82.12%
(2001)
Irrigated land:
880 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards:
Destructive earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides; extremely susceptible to hurricanes
Environment - current issues:
Deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution
Environment - international agreements:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Environmental Modification (not ratified)
Geography - Note:
Largest country in Central America; contains the largest freshwater body in Central America, Lago de Nicaragua |

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