| Climate El Salvador :
| tropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to April); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands
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| Terrain El Salvador :
| mostly mountains with narrow coastal belt and central plateau
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| Elevation extremes lowest El Salvador :
| Pacific Ocean 0 m
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| Elevation extremes highest El Salvador :
| Cerro El Pital 2,730 m
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| Natural resources El Salvador :
| hydropower, geothermal power, petroleum, arable land
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| Land use arableland El Salvador :
| 31,85%
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| Irrigated land El Salvador :
| 360 sq km (1998 est.)
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| Natural hazards El Salvador :
| known as the Land of Volcanoes; frequent and sometimes very destructive earthquakes and volcanic activity; extremely susceptible to hurricanes
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| Environment current issues El Salvador :
| deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution; contamination of soils from disposal of toxic wastes
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| Geography note El Salvador :
| smallest Central American country and only one without a coastline on Caribbean Sea
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