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El SalvadorGeography
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Location:
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Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and Honduras
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Geographic coordinates: |
13 50 N, 88 55 W
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Map references: |
Central America and the Caribbean
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Area: |
total: 21,040 sq km
land: 20,720 sq km
water: 320 sq km
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Area - comparative: |
slightly smaller than Massachusetts
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Land boundaries: |
total: 545 km
border countries: Guatemala 203 km, Honduras 342 km
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Coastline: |
307 km
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Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 200 nm
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Climate: |
tropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to April); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands
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Terrain: |
mostly mountains with narrow coastal belt and central plateau
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Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Cerro El Pital 2,730 m
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Natural resources: |
hydropower, geothermal power, petroleum, arable land
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Land use: |
arable land: 31.85%
permanent crops: 12.07%
other: 56.08% (2001)
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Irrigated land: |
360 sq km (1998 est.)
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Natural hazards: |
known as the Land of Volcanoes; frequent and sometimes very destructive earthquakes and volcanic activity; extremely susceptible to hurricanes
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Environment - current issues: |
deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution; contamination of soils from disposal of toxic wastes
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Environment - international agreements: |
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea
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Geography - note: |
smallest Central American country and only one without a coastline on Caribbean Sea
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More about El Salvador:
Introduction
People
Government
Economy
Communications
Transportation
Military
Transnational Issues
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World Factbook INDEX:
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