Statistics
Area:
total: 129,494 km2
land: 120,254 km2
water: 9,240 km2
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mogotón 2,107 m
Land use:
arable land: 9%
permanent crops: 1%
permanent pastures: 46%
forests and woodland: 27%
other: 17% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land: 880 km2 (1993 est.)
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