| | Geographic Coordinates: | 15 00 N, 86 30 W | | Location: | Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the Gulf of Fonseca (North Pacific Ocean), between El Salvador and Nicaragua | | Area: | total: 112,090 sq km
land: 111,890 sq km
water: 200 sq km | | Area - comparative: | slightly larger than Tennessee | | Land boundaries: | total: 1,520 km
border countries: Guatemala 256 km, El Salvador 342 km, Nicaragua 922 km | | Coastline: | 820 km | | Terrain: | mostly mountains in interior, narrow coastal plains | | Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Cerro Las Minas 2,870 m | | Capital: | 18 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento); Atlantida, Choluteca, Colon, Comayagua, Copan, Cortes, El Paraiso, Francisco Morazan, Gracias a Dios, Intibuca, Islas de la Bahia, La Paz, Lempira, Ocotepeque, Olancho, Santa Barbara, Valle, Yoro |
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