<item>• <hi format=ital>meadows and pastures:</hi> 12%
<item>• <hi format=ital>forest and woodland:</hi> 40%
<item>• <hi format=ital>other:</hi> 32%
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<item><hi format=bold>Irrigated land:</hi> 780 sq km (1989 est.)
<item><hi format=bold>Environment:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>current issues:</hi> deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution
<item>• <hi format=ital>natural hazards:</hi> numerous volcanoes in mountains, with frequent violent earthquakes; Caribbean coast subject to hurricanes and other tropical storms
<item>• <hi format=ital>international agreements:</hi> party to—Antarctic Treaty, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands; signed, but not ratified—Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea
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<item><hi format=bold>Note:</hi> no natural harbors on west coast