Total Area: 1,030,700 sq km
Land Area: 1,030,700 sq km
Water Area: 0 sq km
Climate description: desert; constantly hot, dry, and dusty
Terrain description: barren, flat plains
Arable Land Use: 0.44%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 0.01%
Irrigated Land: 450.1 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 11.4 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 1.35 cu km/year
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 420.2 cu m/year
Natural Hazards description: droughts and winds
Environmental Current Issues: overgrazing, deforestation, and soil erosion
Total Labor Force: 100%
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 50%
Agricultural Products description: dates, millet, sorghum, rice, corn, cattle, sheep
Land Area: 1,030,700 sq km
Water Area: 0 sq km
Climate description: desert; constantly hot, dry, and dusty
Terrain description: barren, flat plains
Arable Land Use: 0.44%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 0.01%
Irrigated Land: 450.1 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 11.4 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 1.35 cu km/year
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 420.2 cu m/year
Natural Hazards description: droughts and winds
Environmental Current Issues: overgrazing, deforestation, and soil erosion
Total Labor Force: 100%
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 50%
Agricultural Products description: dates, millet, sorghum, rice, corn, cattle, sheep
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