Total Area: 799,380 sq km
Land Area: 4,571 km
Water Area: 13,000 sq km
Climate Description: tropical to subtropical
Terrain Description: mostly coastal lowlands, uplands in center, high plateaus in northwest, mountains in west
Arable Land Use: 5.43%
Permanent Crop and Land Use: 0.29%
Irrigated Land: 1,180 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 216 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 0.63 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 32 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards Description: severe droughts; devastating cyclones and floods in central and southern provinces
Environmental Current Issues: a long civil war and recurrent drought in the hinterlands have resulted in increased migration of the population to urban and coastal areas with adverse environmental consequences; desertification; pollution of surface and coastal waters; elephant poaching for ivory is a problem
Total Labor Force: 10.1 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 81%
Agricultural Products Description: cotton, cashew nuts, sugarcane, tea, cassava (tapioca), corn, coconuts, sisal, citrus and tropical fruits, potatoes, sunflowers; beef, poultry
Land Area: 4,571 km
Water Area: 13,000 sq km
Climate Description: tropical to subtropical
Terrain Description: mostly coastal lowlands, uplands in center, high plateaus in northwest, mountains in west
Arable Land Use: 5.43%
Permanent Crop and Land Use: 0.29%
Irrigated Land: 1,180 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 216 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 0.63 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 32 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards Description: severe droughts; devastating cyclones and floods in central and southern provinces
Environmental Current Issues: a long civil war and recurrent drought in the hinterlands have resulted in increased migration of the population to urban and coastal areas with adverse environmental consequences; desertification; pollution of surface and coastal waters; elephant poaching for ivory is a problem
Total Labor Force: 10.1 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 81%
Agricultural Products Description: cotton, cashew nuts, sugarcane, tea, cassava (tapioca), corn, coconuts, sisal, citrus and tropical fruits, potatoes, sunflowers; beef, poultry