Resources and Land Use
Natural resources: small deposits of gold, copper, molybdenum, zinc, bauxite
Land use:
arable land: 16.78%
permanent crops: 2.01%
other: 81.21% (2005)
Irrigated land: 2,860 km² (2003 est.)
Total renewable water resources: 10.5 m³ (1997)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
total: 2.95 km³/yr (30%/4%/66%)
per capita: 977 m³/yr (2000)
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