page_title: Geography of Nicaragua
section_title: Natural regions
hierarchical_section_title: Geography of Nicaragua / Natural regions
context_page_description: Nicaragua is a country in Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Costa Rica and Honduras. Nicaragua is the largest country in Central America in square kilometers.
  Nicaragua covers a total area of 130,370 square kilometers and contains a variety of climates and terrains. The country's physical geography divides it into three major zones: the Pacific lowlands, the wetter, cooler central highlands, and the Caribbean lowlands.
context_section_description: The natural regions are the following:
caption: Shaded relief map of Nicaragua
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