Resources and Land Use
Natural resources: petroleum, copper, asbestos, some marble, limestone, chromium, gypsum, natural gas, frankincense
Land use:
- arable land: 0%
- permanent crops: 0%
- permanent pastures: 5%
- forests and woodland: 0%
- other: 95% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land: 580 km² (1993 est.)
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