Territorial sea: 12 nm
_#_Climate: tropical; dry season (December to April); rainy season (May to November)
_#_Terrain: coastal plains separated by rugged mountains
_#_Natural resources: hydropower potential
_#_Land use: arable land 6%; permanent crops 7%; meadows and pastures 45%; forest and woodland 34%; other 8%; includes irrigated 1%
_#_Environment: subject to occasional earthquakes, hurricanes along Atlantic coast; frequent flooding of lowlands at onset of rainy season; active volcanoes; deforestation; soil erosion
_*People #_Population: 3,111,403 (July 1991), growth rate 2.5% (1991)
_#_Birth rate: 27 births/1,000 population (1991)
_#_Death rate: 4 deaths/1,000 population (1991)
_#_Net migration rate: 2 migrants/1,000 population (1991)