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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Famous quotes containing the word land:
“I’m right here to tell you, mister. There ain’t nobody gonna push me off my land. My grandpa took up this land seventy years ago. My pa was born here. We was all born on it. And some of us was killed on it. And some of us died on it. That’s what makes it ourn. Bein’ born on it. And workin’ on it. And dyin’ on it. And not no piece of paper with writin’ on it.”
—Nunnally Johnson (1897–1977)