| Geography | El Salvador |
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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: 21,040 sq km land: 20,720 sq km water: 320 sq km |
Area - comparative:
 | slightly smaller than Massachusetts |
Land boundaries:
 | total: 545 km border countries: Guatemala 203 km, Honduras 342 km |
Coastline:
 | 307 km |
Maritime claims:
 | territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
Climate:
 | tropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to April); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands |
Terrain:
 | mostly mountains with narrow coastal belt and central plateau |
Elevation extremes:
 | lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Cerro El Pital 2,730 m |
Natural resources:
 | hydropower, geothermal power, petroleum, arable land |
Land use:
 | arable land: 31.37% permanent crops: 11.88% other: 56.75% (2005) |
Irrigated land:
 | 450 sq km (2003) |
Total renewable water resources:
 | 25.2 cu km (2001) |
Total renewable water resources - per capita:
 | 3,508 cubic meters per capita |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
 | Total: 1.28 cu km/yr (25%/16%/59%) Per capita: 186 cu m/yr (2000) |
Natural hazards:
 | known as the Land of Volcanoes; frequent and sometimes destructive earthquakes and volcanic activity; extremely susceptible to hurricanes |
Environment - current issues:
 | deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution; contamination of soils from disposal of toxic wastes |
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 |
Geography - note:
 | smallest Central American country and only one without a coastline on Caribbean Sea |
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