Location Of El Salvador: Middle America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, and is between Guatemala and Honduras.
Geographic coordinates: 13 50 N, 88 55 W
land: 20,720 sq km
water: 320 sq km
Area: total: 21,040 sq km
El Slavador is slightly smaller than Massachusetts.
Coastline: 307 km
Climate: tropical; the rainy seasons are May - October, and the dry seasons are
November - April.
Terrain: mostly mountains with narrow coastal belt
Elevation extremes: lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Cerro El Pital 2,730 m
Natural resources: hydropower, geothermal power, petroleum
Land use: arable land: 27% permanent crops: 8% permanent pastures: 29% forests and woodland: 5% other: 31%
Natural Hazards: known as the Land of Volcanoes, frequent and very destructive earthquakes and volcanic activity
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