Ubicaci�n: Middle America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Costa Rica and Honduras

Cordenadas Geogr�ficas: 13 00 N, 85 00 W

Referencias en el mapa: Central America and the Caribbean

Area:
total: 129,494 sq km
land: 120,254 sq km
water: 9,240 sq km

Area - comparativo: slightly smaller than the state of New York

Fronteras:
total: 1,231 km
border countries: Costa Rica 309 km, Honduras 922 km

Costa: 910 km

Demandas Mar�timas:
contiguous zone: 25-nm security zone
continental shelf: natural prolongation
territorial sea: 200 nm

Clima: tropical in lowlands, cooler in highlands

Terreno: extensive Atlantic coastal plains rising to central interior mountains; narrow Pacific coastal plain interrupted by volcanoes

Extremos de Elevaci�n:
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mogoton 2,438 m

Recursos Naturales: gold, silver, copper, tungsten, lead, zinc, timber, fish

Uso de Tierras:
arable land: 9%
permanent crops: 1%
permanent pastures: 46%
forests and woodland: 27%
other: 17% (1993 est.)

Tierras Irrigadas: 880 sq km (1993 est.)

Peligros Naturales: destructive earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, and occasionally severe hurricanes

Ambiente - asuntos actuales: deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution; Hurricane Mitch damage

Ambiente - acuerdos internacionales:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Environmental Modification, Law of the Sea