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Economic Indicator: Geography (Location, geographic coordinates, map references, area, terrain, elevation extremes, borders, coastline and maritime claims)
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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: C
Currency Symbol: NIC
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: Central America and the Caribbean
Area: total: 130,370 sq km ; land: 119,990 sq km ; water: 10,380 sq km
Area - Comparative: slightly larger than Pennsylvania; slightly smaller than New York state
Terrain: extensive Atlantic coastal plains rising to central interior mountains; narrow Pacific coastal plain interrupted by volcanoes
Elevation Extremes(M): lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ; highest point: Mogoton 2,438 m
Land Boundaries(Km): total: 1,253 km ; border countries: Costa Rica 313 km, Honduras 940 km
Coastline: 910 km
Maritime Claims: territorial sea: 12 nm ; contiguous zone: 24 nm ; continental shelf: natural prolongation
Geography - Note: largest country in Central America; contains the largest freshwater body in Central America, Lago de Nicaragua