AGRICULTURE
Total Area: 430 sq. km
Land Area: 430 sq. km
Water Area: 0 sq. km
Climate description: tropical; rainy season (June to October)
Terrain description: relatively flat; rises gently to central highland region
Arable Land Use: 27.91%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 2.33%
Irrigated Land: 54.35 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 0.08 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 0.1 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 371.3 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards description: infrequent hurricanes; periodic landslides
Environmental Current Issues:
pollution of coastal waters from waste disposal by ships; soil erosion; illegal solid waste disposal threatens contamination of aquifers
Total Labor Force: 142,000
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 10%
Agricultural Products description: sugarcane, vegetables, cotton
Total Area: 430 sq. km
Land Area: 430 sq. km
Water Area: 0 sq. km
Climate description: tropical; rainy season (June to October)
Terrain description: relatively flat; rises gently to central highland region
Arable Land Use: 27.91%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 2.33%
Irrigated Land: 54.35 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 0.08 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 0.1 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 371.3 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards description: infrequent hurricanes; periodic landslides
Environmental Current Issues:
pollution of coastal waters from waste disposal by ships; soil erosion; illegal solid waste disposal threatens contamination of aquifers
Total Labor Force: 142,000
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 10%
Agricultural Products description: sugarcane, vegetables, cotton