Resources and Land Use
Natural resources: hydropower, some petroleum, uranium, mercury, brown coal, lead, zinc, antimony, tungsten, silver, gold
Land use (2006 data):
arable land: 6%
permanent crops: 1%
pastures: 21%
non-agricultural land: 72%
including forests and woodland: 3%
Irrigated land:
2006: 7,235 km2 (2,793 sq mi)
Total renewable water resources: 99.7 cu km (1997)
Natural hazards: earthquakes, floods
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