Geography (Guatemala)
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     Total area:
         108,890 km2
     Land area:
         108,430 km2
     Comparative area:
         slightly smaller than Tennessee
     Land boundaries:
         1,687 km; Belize 266 km, El Salvador 203 km, Honduras 256 km, Mexico 962 km
     Coastline:
         400 km
     Maritime claims:
       Continental shelf:
         not specific
       Exclusive economic zone:
         200 nm
       Territorial sea:
         12 nm
     Disputes:
         claims Belize, but boundary negotiations to resolve the dispute have begun
     Climate:
         tropical; hot, humid in lowlands; cooler in highlands
     Terrain:
         mostly mountains with narrow coastal plains and rolling limestone plateau
         (Peten)
     Natural resources:
         crude oil, nickel, rare woods, fish, chicle
     Land use:
         arable land 12%; permanent crops 4%; meadows and pastures 12%; forest and
         woodland 40%; other 32%; includes irrigated 1%
     Environment:
         numerous volcanoes in mountains, with frequent violent earthquakes;
         Caribbean coast subject to hurricanes and other tropical storms;
         deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution
     Note:
         no natural harbors on west coast