<item>• <hi format=ital>meadows and pastures:</hi> 53%
<item>• <hi format=ital>forest and woodland:</hi> 38%
<item>• <hi format=ital>other:</hi> 7%
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<item><hi format=bold>Irrigated land:</hi> 2,800 sq km (1989 est.)
<item><hi format=bold>Environment:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>current issues:</hi> deforestation; soil erosion; native flora and fauna hard-hit by species introduced from outside
<item>• <hi format=ital>natural hazards:</hi> earthquakes are common, though usually not severe
<item>• <hi format=ital>international agreements:</hi> party to—Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber, Wetlands, Whaling; signed, but not ratified—Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation
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<item><hi format=bold>Note:</hi> about 80% of the population lives in cities