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El Salvador Geography 1998 https://greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb1998/el_salvador/el_salvador_geography.html SOURCE: 1998 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Location Middle 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
Area - comparative slightly smaller than Massachusetts Land boundaries
Coastline 307 km Maritime claims
Climate tropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to April) Terrain mostly mountains with narrow coastal belt and central plateau Elevation extremes
Natural resources hydropower, geothermal power, petroleum Land use
Irrigated land 1,200 sq km (1993 est.) Natural hazards known as the Land of Volcanoes; frequent and sometimes very destructive earthquakes and volcanic activity Environment - current issues deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution; contamination of soils from disposal of toxic wastes Environment - international agreements
Geography - note
smallest Central American country and only one without a coastline on
Caribbean Sea
NOTE: The information regarding El Salvador on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of El Salvador Geography 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about El Salvador Geography 1998 should be addressed to the CIA. |