<item>• <hi format=ital>meadows and pastures:</hi> 6%
<item>• <hi format=ital>forest and woodland:</hi> 40%
<item>• <hi format=ital>other:</hi> 16%
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<item><hi format=bold>Irrigated land:</hi> 6,340 sq km (1989 est.)
<item><hi format=bold>Environment:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>current issues:</hi> soil erosion; air pollution caused by industrial and vehicle emissions; water pollution, especially in coastal areas
<item>• <hi format=ital>natural hazards:</hi> Azores subject to severe earthquakes
<item>• <hi format=ital>international agreements:</hi> party to—Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber, Wetlands; signed, but not ratified—Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Environmental Modification, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban
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<item><hi format=bold>Note:</hi> Azores and Madeira Islands occupy strategic locations along western sea approaches to Strait of Gibraltar