Land Use and Hazards
Natural resources: petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite, uranium
Land use:
- arable land: 2.65%
- permanent crops: 0.23%
- other: 97.12% (2005)
Irrigated land: 800 km² (2003 est.)
Total renewable water resources: 184 km3 (44.1 cu mi) (1987)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)
- total: 0.35 km3 (0.084 cu mi)/yr (23%/17%/60%)
- per capita: 22 m3 (29 cu yd)/yr (2000)
Natural hazards: locally heavy rainfall causes periodic flooding on the plateau
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