Original sentence: Environment - current issues:.Natural hazards:.Natural resources:.deforestation, largely a result of the clearing of land for cattle ranching; soil erosion; water pollution (rivers); fisheries protection; solid waste management.occasional earthquakes, hurricanes along Atlantic coast; frequent flooding of lowlands at onset of rainy season; active volcanoes (See Climate of Costa Rica)
Edited sentence: 1,080 km².1,290 km.112.4 km³.Arable land: 4.4%.Border countries: Nicaragua 309 km, Panama 330 km.Coastal plains separated by rugged mountains including over 100 volcanic cones, of which several are major volcanoes.Continental shelf: 200 n m.Deforestation, largely a result of the clearing of land for cattle ranching; soil erosion; coastal marine pollution; fisheries protection; solid waste management; air pollution.Exclusive Economic Zone: 200 n m.Four volcanoes (two of them active) rise near San Jose, in the center of the country; one of the volcanoes, Irazu Volcano, erupted destructively in 1963-1965.Highest point: Cerro Chirripo 3,810 m.Land: 51,060 km².Lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m.Occasional earthquakes, hurricanes along Atlantic coast; frequent flooding of lowlands at onset of rainy season and landslides; active volcanoes (See Climate of Costa Rica).Other: 89.73%.Per capita: 619 m³/year.Permanent crops: 5.87%.Territorial sea: 12 n m.Total: 2.68 km³/year (29%/17%/54%).Total: 51,100 km².Total: 639 km.Tropical and subtropical; dry season (December to April); rainy season (May to November); cooler in highlands.Water: 40 km²