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
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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