AGRICULTURE
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 and 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 Withdrawal: 16.5 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 1,010 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards description: Periodic cyclones, drought, and locust infestation
Environmental 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 description: Coffee, vanilla, sugarcane, cloves, cocoa, rice, cassava (tapioca), beans, bananas, peanuts, and livestock
Land Area: 581, 540 sq km
Water Area: 5,501 sq km
Climate description: Tropical along coast, temperate inland and 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 Withdrawal: 16.5 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 1,010 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards description: Periodic cyclones, drought, and locust infestation
Environmental 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 description: Coffee, vanilla, sugarcane, cloves, cocoa, rice, cassava (tapioca), beans, bananas, peanuts, and livestock