Resources and Land Use
Natural resources: coal, lignite, iron ore, uranium, mercury, pyrites, fluorspar, gypsum, zinc, lead, tungsten, copper, kaolin, potash, sepiolite, hydropower, arable land
Land use:
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- Arable land: 27.18%
- Permanent crops: 9.85%
- Other: 62.97% (2005)
Irrigated land: 38,000 km² (2003)
Total renewable water resources: 111.1 cubic metres (2005)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
- total: 37.22 cu km/yr (13%/19%/68%)
- per capita: 864 cu m/yr (2002)
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