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==Facts== Land size: total: {{convert|1138910|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} Land boundaries: total: 6,672 km Coastline: 3,208 km (Caribbean Sea 1,760 km, North Pacific Ocean 1,448 km) [[Exclusive Economic Zone]]: total: {{convert|808,158|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} Climate: tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands Terrain: flat coastal lowlands, central highlands, high Andes Mountains, eastern lowland plains Elevation extremes: lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Pico Cristobal Colon 5,975 m note: nearby Pico Simon Bolivar also has the same elevation Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, nickel, gold, copper, emeralds, hydropower Land use: arable land: 1.43% permanent crops: 1.68% other: 96.89% (2012) Irrigated land: 10,870 km<sup>2</sup> (2011) Total renewable water resources: 2,132 km<sup>3</sup> (2011) Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural): total: 12.65 km<sup>3</sup> (55%/4%/41%) per capita: 308 m<sup>3</sup>/yr (2010) Natural hazards: highlands subject to volcanic eruptions; occasional earthquakes; periodic droughts Environment - international agreements: party to: Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, [[Climate change]], [[Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol]], [[Desertification]], Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, [[Tropical Timber 83]], [[Tropical Timber 94]], Wetlands signed, but not ratified: [[Law of the Sea]]
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