which central american nations border the pacific ocean and the caribbean sea
Nicaragua Costa Rica
title: Central America text: Central America Central America (, , "Centroamérica" ) is located on the southern tip of North America, or is sometimes defined as a subcontinent of the Americas , bordered by Mexico to the north, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south. Central America consists of seven countries: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. The combined population of Central America has been estimated to be 41,739,000 (2009 estimate) and 42,688,190 (2012 estimate). Central America is a part of the Mesoamerican biodiversity hotspot, which extends from title: Caribbean Sea text: Caribbean Sea The Caribbean Sea (; ; ) is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and south west, to the north by the Greater Antilles starting with Cuba, to the east by the Lesser Antilles, and to the south by the north coast of South America. The entire area of the Caribbean Sea, the numerous islands of the West Indies, and adjacent coasts, are collectively known as the Caribbean. The Caribbean Sea is one of the largest seas and has an area title: Central America text: Pacific Ocean lies to the southwest, the Caribbean Sea lies to the northeast, and the Gulf of Mexico lies to the north. Some physiographists define the Isthmus of Tehuantepec as the northern geographic border of Central America, while others use the northwestern borders of Belize and Guatemala. From there, the Central American land mass extends southeastward to the Atrato River, where it connects to the Pacific Lowlands in northwestern South America. Of the many mountain ranges within Central America, the longest are the Sierra Madre de Chiapas, the Cordillera Isabelia and the Cordillera de Talamanca. At , Volcán Tajumulco is title: Honduras–Nicaragua border text: Honduras–Nicaragua border The Honduras–Nicaragua border is the 352 km long international boundary between Honduras and Nicaragua, linking the Gulf of Fonseca (Pacific Ocean) to the Caribbean Sea coast, which separates southern Honduras from northern Nicaragua. The Coco River forms part of the east border. It passes between the following departments, from west to east: Honduras and Nicaragua were part of, respectively, Central American Federation and the United Provinces of Central America, between 1823 and 1838, when the unions of countries fell apart and both nations gained their independence and define the border. In 1937, the issuance of a stamp from title: Geography of Honduras text: Geography of Honduras Honduras is a country in Central America. Honduras borders the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean. Guatemala lies to the west, Nicaragua south east and El Salvador to the south west. Honduras is the second largest Central American republic, with a total area of . Honduras has a Caribbean coastline extending from the mouth of the Río Motagua in the west to the mouth of the Río Coco in the east, at Cape Gracias a Dios. The southeastern side of the triangle is a land border with Nicaragua. It follows the Río Coco near the Caribbean