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Detailed Analysis for Year: 2015
Full Dataset: from 1993 to 2014
Dataset updated: 17th March 2015
Data Source: CIA Factbook
National or Regional Currency: US Dollar
Currency Symbol: US$
Location: Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and Honduras
Geographic Coordinates: 13 50 N, 88 55 W
Map References: Central America and the Caribbean
Area: total: 21,041 sq km ; land: 20,721 sq km ; water: 320 sq km
Area - Comparative: slightly smaller than Massachusetts
Terrain: mostly mountains with narrow coastal belt and central plateau
Elevation Extremes(M): lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ; highest point: Cerro El Pital 2,730 m
Land Boundaries(Km): total: 590 km ; border countries: Guatemala 199 km, Honduras 391 km
Coastline: 307 km
Maritime Claims: territorial sea: 12 nm ; contiguous zone: 24 nm ; exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Geography - Note: smallest Central American country and only one without a coastline on Caribbean Sea