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Key Facts
Climate
tropical in lowlands, cooler in highlands
Coastline
910 km
Government type
presidential republic
Natural resources
gold, silver, copper, tungsten, lead, zinc, timber, fish
Terrain
extensive Atlantic coastal plains rising to central interior mountains; narrow Pacific coastal plain interrupted by volcanoes