Total Area: 236,800 sq km
Land Area: 230,800 sq km
Water Area: 6,000 sq km
Climate description: tropical monsoon; rainy season (May to November); dry season (December to April)
Terrain description: mostly rugged mountains; some plains and plateaus
Arable Land Use: 6.2%
Permanent Crop Land Use: .7%
Irrigated Land: 3,100 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 333.5 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 3.5%
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: N/A
Natural Hazards description: floods, droughts
Environmental Current Issues: unexploded ordnance; deforestation; soil erosion; most of the population does not have access to potable water
Total Labor Force: 3.5 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture; 73.1%
Agricultural Products description; sweet potatoes, vegetables, corn, coffee, sugarcane, tobacco, cotton, tea, peanuts, rice; cassava (manioc, tapioca), water buffalo, pigs, cattle, poultry
Land Area: 230,800 sq km
Water Area: 6,000 sq km
Climate description: tropical monsoon; rainy season (May to November); dry season (December to April)
Terrain description: mostly rugged mountains; some plains and plateaus
Arable Land Use: 6.2%
Permanent Crop Land Use: .7%
Irrigated Land: 3,100 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 333.5 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 3.5%
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: N/A
Natural Hazards description: floods, droughts
Environmental Current Issues: unexploded ordnance; deforestation; soil erosion; most of the population does not have access to potable water
Total Labor Force: 3.5 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture; 73.1%
Agricultural Products description; sweet potatoes, vegetables, corn, coffee, sugarcane, tobacco, cotton, tea, peanuts, rice; cassava (manioc, tapioca), water buffalo, pigs, cattle, poultry