Total Area: 65,610 sq km
Land Area: 64,630 sq km
Water Area: 980 sq km
Climate description: tropical monsoon; northeast monsoon (December to March); southwest monsoon (June to October)
Terrain description: mostly low, flat to rolling plain; mountains in south-central interior
Arable Land Use: 18.29%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 14.94%
Irrigated Land: N/A
Total Renewable Water Resources: 52.8 cu km (2011)
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 12.95 cu km/yr (6%/6%/87%)
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: N/A
Natural Hazards description: occasional cyclones and tornadoes
Environmental Current Issues: deforestation; soil erosion; wildlife populations threatened by poaching and urbanization; coastal degradation from mining activities and increased pollution; freshwater resources being polluted by industrial wastes and sewage runoff; waste disposal; air pollution in Colombo
Total Labor Force: 8.528 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 31.8%
Agricultural Products description: rice, sugarcane, grains, pulses, oilseed, spices, vegetables, fruit, tea, rubber, coconuts; milk, eggs, hides, beef; fish
Land Area: 64,630 sq km
Water Area: 980 sq km
Climate description: tropical monsoon; northeast monsoon (December to March); southwest monsoon (June to October)
Terrain description: mostly low, flat to rolling plain; mountains in south-central interior
Arable Land Use: 18.29%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 14.94%
Irrigated Land: N/A
Total Renewable Water Resources: 52.8 cu km (2011)
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 12.95 cu km/yr (6%/6%/87%)
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: N/A
Natural Hazards description: occasional cyclones and tornadoes
Environmental Current Issues: deforestation; soil erosion; wildlife populations threatened by poaching and urbanization; coastal degradation from mining activities and increased pollution; freshwater resources being polluted by industrial wastes and sewage runoff; waste disposal; air pollution in Colombo
Total Labor Force: 8.528 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 31.8%
Agricultural Products description: rice, sugarcane, grains, pulses, oilseed, spices, vegetables, fruit, tea, rubber, coconuts; milk, eggs, hides, beef; fish
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