agriculture
Total Area: 390,757 sq km
Land Area: 386,847 sq km
Water Area: 3,910 sq km
Climate description: tropical; moderated by altitude; rainy season (November to March)
Terrain description: generally cool winters and mild summers, but mild winters and hot summers along the Mediterranean; occasional strong, cold, dry, north-to-northwesterly wind known as mistral
Arable Land Use: 10.49%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 0.31%
Irrigated Land: 1,735 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 20 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 4.21 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 333.5 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards description: recurring droughts; floods and severe storms are rare
Environmental Current Issues: deforestation; soil erosion; land degradation; air and water pollution; the black rhinoceros herd - once the largest concentration of the species in the world - has been significantly reduced by poaching; poor mining practices have led to toxic waste and heavy metal pollution
Total Labor Force: 3.939 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 66%
Agricultural Products description: corn, cotton, tobacco, wheat, coffee, sugarcane, peanuts; sheep, goats, pigs
Land Area: 386,847 sq km
Water Area: 3,910 sq km
Climate description: tropical; moderated by altitude; rainy season (November to March)
Terrain description: generally cool winters and mild summers, but mild winters and hot summers along the Mediterranean; occasional strong, cold, dry, north-to-northwesterly wind known as mistral
Arable Land Use: 10.49%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 0.31%
Irrigated Land: 1,735 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 20 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 4.21 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 333.5 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards description: recurring droughts; floods and severe storms are rare
Environmental Current Issues: deforestation; soil erosion; land degradation; air and water pollution; the black rhinoceros herd - once the largest concentration of the species in the world - has been significantly reduced by poaching; poor mining practices have led to toxic waste and heavy metal pollution
Total Labor Force: 3.939 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 66%
Agricultural Products description: corn, cotton, tobacco, wheat, coffee, sugarcane, peanuts; sheep, goats, pigs
Workers gathering crops X
A woker who has gathered crops X
Women working on a field and planting seeds X
Plowing fields X
Workers using their irrigation system X