Location: |
Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North
Pacific Ocean, between Costa Rica and Honduras |
Population: |
5,966,798 |
Area: |
130,370.00 km2 |
Climate: |
Tropical in lowlands, cooler in highlands |
Terrain: |
Extensive Atlantic coastal
plains rising to central interior mountains; narrow Pacific coastal
plain interrupted by volcanoes |
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