TOTAL AREA: 587,041 sq km
LAND AREA: 581,540 sq km
WATER AREA: 5,501 sq km
CLIMATE DESCRIPTION: tropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in south
TERRAIN DESCRIPTION: narrow coastal plain, high plateau and mountains in center
ARABLE LAND USE: 5.96%
PERMANENT CROP LAND USE: 1.02%
IRRIGATED LAND: 10,860 sq km
TOTAL RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES: 337 cu km
TOTAL FRESHWATER WITHDRAWL: 16.5 cu km/yr
PER PERSON FRESHWATER WITHDRAWAL: 1,010 cu m/yr
NATURAL HAZARDS: periodic cyclones; drought; and locust infestation
ENVIROMENTAL CURRENT ISSUES: soil erosion results from deforestation and overgrazing; desertification; surface water contaminated with raw sewage and other organic wastes; several endangered species of flora and fauna unique to the island
TOTAL LABOR FORCE: 9.504 million
% OF LABOR FORCE IN AGRICULTURE: N/A
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS: coffee, vanilla, sugarcane, cloves, cocoa, rice, cassava (tapioca), beans, bananas, peanuts; livestock products
LAND AREA: 581,540 sq km
WATER AREA: 5,501 sq km
CLIMATE DESCRIPTION: tropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in south
TERRAIN DESCRIPTION: narrow coastal plain, high plateau and mountains in center
ARABLE LAND USE: 5.96%
PERMANENT CROP LAND USE: 1.02%
IRRIGATED LAND: 10,860 sq km
TOTAL RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES: 337 cu km
TOTAL FRESHWATER WITHDRAWL: 16.5 cu km/yr
PER PERSON FRESHWATER WITHDRAWAL: 1,010 cu m/yr
NATURAL HAZARDS: periodic cyclones; drought; and locust infestation
ENVIROMENTAL CURRENT ISSUES: soil erosion results from deforestation and overgrazing; desertification; surface water contaminated with raw sewage and other organic wastes; several endangered species of flora and fauna unique to the island
TOTAL LABOR FORCE: 9.504 million
% OF LABOR FORCE IN AGRICULTURE: N/A
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS: coffee, vanilla, sugarcane, cloves, cocoa, rice, cassava (tapioca), beans, bananas, peanuts; livestock products