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