Total Area: 912,050 sq km
Land Area: 882,050 sq km
Water Area: 30,000 sq km
Climate description: tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands
Terrain description: Andes Mountains and Maracaibo Lowlands in northwest; central plains (llanos); Guiana Highlands in southeast
Arable Land Use: 3.1%
Permanent Crop Land Use: .8%
Irrigated Land: 10,550 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 26,227
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 22.6
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: N/A
Natural Hazards description: subject to floods, rockslides, mudslides; periodic droughts
Environmental Current Issues: sewage pollution of Lago de Valencia; oil and urban pollution of Lago de Maracaibo; deforestation; soil degradation; urban and industrial pollution, especially along the Caribbean coast; threat to the rainforest ecosystem from irresponsible mining operations
Total Labor Force: 14.16 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 7.3%
Agricultural Products description: corn, sorghum, sugarcane, rice, bananas, vegetables, coffee; beef, pork, milk, eggs; fish
Land Area: 882,050 sq km
Water Area: 30,000 sq km
Climate description: tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands
Terrain description: Andes Mountains and Maracaibo Lowlands in northwest; central plains (llanos); Guiana Highlands in southeast
Arable Land Use: 3.1%
Permanent Crop Land Use: .8%
Irrigated Land: 10,550 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 26,227
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 22.6
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: N/A
Natural Hazards description: subject to floods, rockslides, mudslides; periodic droughts
Environmental Current Issues: sewage pollution of Lago de Valencia; oil and urban pollution of Lago de Maracaibo; deforestation; soil degradation; urban and industrial pollution, especially along the Caribbean coast; threat to the rainforest ecosystem from irresponsible mining operations
Total Labor Force: 14.16 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 7.3%
Agricultural Products description: corn, sorghum, sugarcane, rice, bananas, vegetables, coffee; beef, pork, milk, eggs; fish