Total area: 23,040 km.
Land area: 22,720 km. Water area: 320 km. Countries that share a border: Honduras, Guatemala. Total distance of all land boundaries: 545 km. Total distance of coastline: 307 km. Description of climate: tropical climate, rainy for most of year. Description of terrain: Mountains, plateaus. Point of lowest elevation: Pacific Ocean, sea level. Point of highest elevation: Cerro el Pital, 2,730 m. above sea level. Size comparison to USA: slightly smaller than Massachusetts. |