<item><hi format=bold>Climate:</hi> tropical marine, mild, little seasonal temperature variation
<item><hi format=bold>Terrain:</hi> mostly mountains with coastal plain belt in north; mountains precipitous to sea on west coast; sandy beaches along most coastal areas
<item><hi format=bold>Natural resources:</hi> some copper and nickel, potential for onshore and offshore crude oil
<item><hi format=bold>Land use:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>arable land:</hi> 8%
<item>• <hi format=ital>permanent crops:</hi> 9%
<item>• <hi format=ital>meadows and pastures:</hi> 41%
<item>• <hi format=ital>forest and woodland:</hi> 20%
<item>• <hi format=ital>other:</hi> 22%
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<item><hi format=bold>Irrigated land:</hi> 390 sq km (1989 est.)
<item><hi format=bold>Environment:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>current issues:</hi> NA
<item>• <hi format=ital>natural hazards:</hi> NA
<item>• <hi format=ital>international agreements:</hi> NA
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<item><hi format=bold>Note:</hi> important location along the Mona Passage—a key shipping lane to the Panama Canal; San Juan is one of the biggest and best natural harbors in the Caribbean; many small rivers and high central mountains ensure land is well watered; south coast relatively dry; fertile coastal plain belt in north