Total Area
27,750 sq km Land Area 27,560 sq km Water Area 190 sq km Climate Description Tropical; semiarid where mountains in east cut off trade winds Terrain Description Mostly rough and mountainous Arable Land Use 28.11% Permanent Crop Land Use 11.53% Irrigated Land 920 sq km (2003) Total Renewable Water Resources 14 cu km (2000) Total Freshwater Withdrawal 0.99 cu km/yr Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal 116 cu m/yr Natural Hazards Description Lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and subject to severe storms from June to October; occasional flooding and earthquakes; periodic droughts Environmental Current Issues Extensive deforestation (much of the remaining forested land is being cleared for agriculture and used as fuel); soil erosion; inadequate supplies of portable water Total Labor Force 4.81 million % of Labor Force in Agriculture 38.1% Agricultural Products Description coffee, mangoes, sugarcane, rice, corn, sorghum, wood |
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