Total Area: 274,200 sq km
Land Area: 273,800 sq km
Water Area: 400 sq km
Climate description: tropical; warm, dry winters; hot, wet summers
Terrain description: mostly flat to dissected, undulating plains; hills in west and southeast
Arable Land Use: 20.8%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 0.3%
Irrigated Land: 550 sq km (2012)
Total Renewable Water Resources: 711
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 0.8
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: N/A
Natural Hazards description: recurring droughts
Environmental Current Issues: recent droughts and desertification severely affecting agricultural activities, population distribution, and the economy; overgrazing; soil degradation; deforestation
Total Labor Force: 7.692 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 32.5%
Agricultural Products description: cotton, peanuts, shea nuts, sesame, sorghum, millet, corn, rice; livestock
Land Area: 273,800 sq km
Water Area: 400 sq km
Climate description: tropical; warm, dry winters; hot, wet summers
Terrain description: mostly flat to dissected, undulating plains; hills in west and southeast
Arable Land Use: 20.8%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 0.3%
Irrigated Land: 550 sq km (2012)
Total Renewable Water Resources: 711
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 0.8
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: N/A
Natural Hazards description: recurring droughts
Environmental Current Issues: recent droughts and desertification severely affecting agricultural activities, population distribution, and the economy; overgrazing; soil degradation; deforestation
Total Labor Force: 7.692 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 32.5%
Agricultural Products description: cotton, peanuts, shea nuts, sesame, sorghum, millet, corn, rice; livestock