Total Area: 652,230 sq km
Land Area: 652,230 sq km Water Area: 0 sq km Climate description: Arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers Terrain description: Mostly rugged mountains; plains in north and southwest Arable Land Use: 11.9% Permanent Crop Land Use: 0.2% Irrigated Land: 32,080 sq km Total Renewable Water Resources: 65.33 cu km Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 20.28 cu km/yr Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 823.1 cu m/yr Natural Hazards description: Damaging earthquakes occur in Hindu Kush mountains; flooding; droughts Environmental - Current Issues: Limited natural freshwater resources; inadequate supplies of potable water; soil degradation; overgrazing; deforestation (much of the remaining forests are being cut down for fuel and building materials); desertification; air and water pollution Total Labor Force: 7.983 million % of Labor Force in Agriculture: 78.6% Agricultural Products description: Opium, wheat, fruits, nuts; wool, mutton, sheepskins, lambskins |
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