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Guatemala Geography 1996

Location:

Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Honduras and Belize and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Mexico

Map references:

Central America and the Caribbean

Area:

total area:

108,890 sq km

land area:

108,430 sq km

comparative area:

slightly smaller than Tennessee

Land boundaries:

total 1,687 km, Belize 266 km, El Salvador 203 km, Honduras 256 km, Mexico 962 km

Coastline:

400 km

Maritime claims:

continental shelf:

200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation

exclusive economic zone:

200 nm

territorial sea:

12 nm

International disputes:

border with Belize in dispute; talks to resolve the dispute are stalled

Climate:

tropical; hot, humid in lowlands; cooler in highlands

Terrain:

mostly mountains with narrow coastal plains and rolling limestone plateau (Peten)

Natural resources:

petroleum, nickel, rare woods, fish, chicle

Land use:

arable land:

12%

permanent crops:

meadows and pastures:

12%

forest and woodland:

40%

other:

32%

Irrigated land:

780 sq km (1989 est.)

Environment:

current issues:

deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution

natural hazards:

numerous volcanoes in mountains, with frequent violent earthquakes; Caribbean coast subject to hurricanes and other tropical storms

international agreements:

party to - Antarctic Treaty, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands; signed, but not ratified - Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea

Note:

no natural harbors on west coast

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