Total Area: 48,670 sq km
Land Area : 48,320 sq km
Water Area: 350 sq km
Climate description: tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation; seasonal variation in rainfall
Terrain description: rugged highlands and mountains interspersed with fertile valleys
Arable Land Use: 16.6%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 10.1%
Irrigated Land: 3,065 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 21 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 5.47 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 574.2 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards description: lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and subject to severe storms from June to October; occasional flooding; periodic droughts
Environmental Current Issues: water shortages; soil eroding into the sea damages coral reefs; deforestation
Total Labor Force: 4.828 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 14.4%
Agricultural Products description: cocoa, tobacco, sugarcane, coffee, cotton, rice, beans, potatoes, corn, bananas; cattle, pigs, dairy products, beef, eggs
Land Area : 48,320 sq km
Water Area: 350 sq km
Climate description: tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation; seasonal variation in rainfall
Terrain description: rugged highlands and mountains interspersed with fertile valleys
Arable Land Use: 16.6%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 10.1%
Irrigated Land: 3,065 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 21 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 5.47 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 574.2 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards description: lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and subject to severe storms from June to October; occasional flooding; periodic droughts
Environmental Current Issues: water shortages; soil eroding into the sea damages coral reefs; deforestation
Total Labor Force: 4.828 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 14.4%
Agricultural Products description: cocoa, tobacco, sugarcane, coffee, cotton, rice, beans, potatoes, corn, bananas; cattle, pigs, dairy products, beef, eggs