AGRICULTURE
Total Area: 71,740 sq km
Land Area: 71,620 sq km
Water Area: 120 sq km
Climate description: tropical; hot, humid; summer rainy season (May to December); winter dry season (December to April)
Terrain description: coastal belt of mangrove swamps, wooded hill country, upland plateau, mountains in east
Arable Land Use: 15.33%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 1.88%
Irrigated Land: 293.6 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 160 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 0.21 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 38.74 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards description: dry, sand-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara (December to February); sandstorms, dust storms
Environmental Current Issues: rapid population growth pressuring the environment; overharvesting of timber, expansion of cattle grazing, and slash-and-burn agriculture have resulted in deforestation and soil exhaustion; civil war depleted natural resources; overfishing
Total Labor Force: 2.207 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: NA%
Agricultural Products description: rice, coffee, cocoa, palm kernels, palm oil, peanuts; poultry, cattle, sheep, pigs; fish
Total Area: 71,740 sq km
Land Area: 71,620 sq km
Water Area: 120 sq km
Climate description: tropical; hot, humid; summer rainy season (May to December); winter dry season (December to April)
Terrain description: coastal belt of mangrove swamps, wooded hill country, upland plateau, mountains in east
Arable Land Use: 15.33%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 1.88%
Irrigated Land: 293.6 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 160 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 0.21 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 38.74 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards description: dry, sand-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara (December to February); sandstorms, dust storms
Environmental Current Issues: rapid population growth pressuring the environment; overharvesting of timber, expansion of cattle grazing, and slash-and-burn agriculture have resulted in deforestation and soil exhaustion; civil war depleted natural resources; overfishing
Total Labor Force: 2.207 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: NA%
Agricultural Products description: rice, coffee, cocoa, palm kernels, palm oil, peanuts; poultry, cattle, sheep, pigs; fish