Total Area: 587,041 square km
Total Land Area: 581,540 square km
Total Water Area: 5,501 square km
Climate: tropical among coast, temperate inland, arid in south
Terrain: narrow coastal plain, high plateau and mountains in center
Arable Land Use: 5.96%
Permanent Crop: 1.02%
Irrigated Land: 10,860 square km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 337 cubic km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 16.5 cubic km per year
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 1,010 cubic m per year
Natural Hazards Description: periodic cyclones; drought; and locust infestation
Current Environmental Issues: soil erosion results from deforestation and overgrazing; desertification; surface water contaminated with raw sewage and other organic wastes; several endangered species of flora and fauna unique to the island
Total Labor Force: 9.504 million
Agricultural Products description: coffee, vanilla, sugarcane, cloves, cocoa, rice, cassava (tapioca), beans, bananas, peanuts; livestock products
Total Land Area: 581,540 square km
Total Water Area: 5,501 square km
Climate: tropical among coast, temperate inland, arid in south
Terrain: narrow coastal plain, high plateau and mountains in center
Arable Land Use: 5.96%
Permanent Crop: 1.02%
Irrigated Land: 10,860 square km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 337 cubic km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 16.5 cubic km per year
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 1,010 cubic m per year
Natural Hazards Description: periodic cyclones; drought; and locust infestation
Current Environmental Issues: soil erosion results from deforestation and overgrazing; desertification; surface water contaminated with raw sewage and other organic wastes; several endangered species of flora and fauna unique to the island
Total Labor Force: 9.504 million
Agricultural Products description: coffee, vanilla, sugarcane, cloves, cocoa, rice, cassava (tapioca), beans, bananas, peanuts; livestock products