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Geography
Area:
108,889
square km (42,042 square miles).
Location:
Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Honduras
and Belize and
bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and
Mexico
Geographic
coordinates:
15 30 N, 90 15 W
Highest Point:
Tajamulco Volcano, 4,220 meters/ 13,845 ft. above sea level.
Borders:
Bordered
on the east by Belize and the Gulf of Honduras, on the west and
north by Mexico, on the southeast by Honduras and El Salvador,
and on the south by the Pacific Ocean.
Climate:
Guatemala has a tropical climate. Temperatures vary greatly from
area to area because of differences in altitude. The plains and
lowlands have an average yearly temperature of about 80 °F (27
°C), with little seasonal change. Mountain valleys 4,000 to
6,000 feet (1,200 to 1,800 meters) high are usually comfortably
mild. They have a yearly average temperature of 60 °F to 70 °F
(16 °C to 21 °C). The higher valleys sometimes have frost, and
average 40 °F (4 °C).
Annual
Rainfall:
Western
Highland: 760-1500 mm (30-60 inches).
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