Area
Total: 622,984 sq km
Land: 622,984 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Climate: tropical; hot, dry winters; mild to hot, wet summers
Terrain: vast, flat to rolling plateau; scattered hills in northeast and southwest
arable land 2.9%
permanent crops 0.1%
Irrigated land:1.35 sq km
Renewable water: 144.4 cu km
Freshwater withdrawal: total: 0.07 cu km/yr
Per Person: 17.42 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards: hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds affect northern areas; floods are common
Current environmental issues: tap water is not potable; poaching has diminished the country's reputation as one of the last great wildlife refuges; desertification; deforestation
Labor force: 2.241 million
agriculture labor force: %58.2
Agricultural products: cotton, coffee, tobacco, cassava (manioc, tapioca), yams, millet, corn, bananas; timber
Total: 622,984 sq km
Land: 622,984 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Climate: tropical; hot, dry winters; mild to hot, wet summers
Terrain: vast, flat to rolling plateau; scattered hills in northeast and southwest
arable land 2.9%
permanent crops 0.1%
Irrigated land:1.35 sq km
Renewable water: 144.4 cu km
Freshwater withdrawal: total: 0.07 cu km/yr
Per Person: 17.42 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards: hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds affect northern areas; floods are common
Current environmental issues: tap water is not potable; poaching has diminished the country's reputation as one of the last great wildlife refuges; desertification; deforestation
Labor force: 2.241 million
agriculture labor force: %58.2
Agricultural products: cotton, coffee, tobacco, cassava (manioc, tapioca), yams, millet, corn, bananas; timber