<item>• <hi format=ital>meadows and pastures:</hi> 18%
<item>• <hi format=ital>forest and woodland:</hi> 28%
<item>• <hi format=ital>other:</hi> 29%
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<item><hi format=bold>Irrigated land:</hi> 350 sq km (1989 est.)
<item><hi format=bold>Environment:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>current issues:</hi> deforestation; water pollution
<item>• <hi format=ital>natural hazards:</hi> subject to hurricanes (especially July to November)
<item>• <hi format=ital>international agreements:</hi> party to—Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution; signed, but not ratified—Biodiversity, Climate Change
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<item><hi format=bold>Note:</hi> strategic location between Cayman Trench and Jamaica Channel, the main sea lanes for Panama Canal