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Nicaragua CIA Map |
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| Location |
Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Costa Rica and Honduras |
| Grography |
largest country in Central America; contains the largest freshwater body in Central America, Lago de Nicaragua |
| Coordinates |
13 00 N, 85 00 W |
| Area |
total: 129,494 sq km land: 120,254 sq km water: 9,240 sq km |
| Terrain |
extensive Atlantic coastal plains rising to central interior mountains; narrow Pacific coastal plain interrupted by volcanoes |
| Natural Hazards |
destructive earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides; extremely susceptible to hurricanes |
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Source: CIA World Factbook
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Source:
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