AGRICULTURE
Total Area: 48,670 sq km
Land Area: 48,320 sq km
Water Area: 350 sq km
Climate description: tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation; seasonal variation in rainfall
Terrain description: rugged highlands and mountains with fertile valleys interspersed
Arable Land Use: 16.44%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 9.25%
Irrigated Land: 3,065 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 21 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 5.47 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 574.2 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; periodic droughts
Environmental Current Issues: water shortages; soil eroding into the sea damages coral reefs; deforestation
Total Labor Force: 4.806 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 14.6%
Agricultural Products description: sugarcane, coffee, cotton, cocoa, tobacco, rice, beans, potatoes, corn, bananas; cattle, pigs, dairy products, beef, eggs
Total Area: 48,670 sq km
Land Area: 48,320 sq km
Water Area: 350 sq km
Climate description: tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation; seasonal variation in rainfall
Terrain description: rugged highlands and mountains with fertile valleys interspersed
Arable Land Use: 16.44%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 9.25%
Irrigated Land: 3,065 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 21 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 5.47 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 574.2 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; periodic droughts
Environmental Current Issues: water shortages; soil eroding into the sea damages coral reefs; deforestation
Total Labor Force: 4.806 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 14.6%
Agricultural Products description: sugarcane, coffee, cotton, cocoa, tobacco, rice, beans, potatoes, corn, bananas; cattle, pigs, dairy products, beef, eggs