Resources and Land Uses
Natural resources: natural gas, petroleum, coal, gold, uranium, silver, copper, lead and zinc, tungsten, molybdenum
Land use (2006 data):
arable land: 9%
permanent crops: 1%
permanent pastures: 29%
other agricultural land: 11%
non-agricultural land: 50%
Irrigated land in farms (2006 data):
42,230 km² (92% of arable land)
Total renewable water resources: 72.2 km2
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