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        | Location: | Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North 
		Pacific Ocean, between Costa Rica and Honduras |  
        | Population: | 5,966,798 |  
        | Area: | 130,370.00 km2 |  
        | Climate: | Tropical in lowlands, cooler in highlands |  
        | Terrain: | Extensive Atlantic coastal 
		plains rising to central interior mountains; narrow Pacific coastal 
		plain interrupted by volcanoes |  |