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Nicaragua (officially the Republic of Nicaragua Spanish: República de Nicaragua[reˈpuβlikaðenikaˈɾaɣwa]ⓘ) is a country in Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Costa Rica and Honduras. Nicaragua is the largest country in Central America in square kilometers.
Nicaragua covers a total area of 130,370 square kilometers (119,990 square kilometers of which is land area) and contains a variety of climates and terrains.[1][2] The country's physical geography divides it into three major zones: the Pacific lowlands, the wetter, cooler central highlands, and the Caribbean lowlands.[1]
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Gilbert, Dennis (1994). "Climate and terrain". In Merrill, Tim (ed.). Nicaragua: a country study (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. pp. 55–60. ISBN 0-8444-0831-X. OCLC 30623751.
