Nicaragua
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Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for
the following climate stations in Nicaragua
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| Official name: |
Republic of Nicaragua
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| Capital: |
Managua
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| Area: |
total: 129,494 sq km
water: 9,240 sq km
land: 120,254 sq km
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| Climate: |
tropical in lowlands, cooler in highlands
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| Location: |
Middle America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Costa Rica and Honduras
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| Geographic coordinates: |
13 00 N, 85 00 W
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| Comparative Area: |
slightly smaller than the state of New York
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| Land boundaries: |
total: 1,231 km
border countries: Costa Rica 309 km, Honduras 922 km
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| Coastline: |
910 km
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| Terrain: |
extensive Atlantic coastal plains rising to central interior mountains; narrow Pacific coastal plain interrupted by volcanoes
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mogoton 2,438 m
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Map of Nicaragua
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