<item><hi format=bold>Climate:</hi> tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August); semiarid in northeast
<item><hi format=bold>Terrain:</hi> mostly plateau with rim of mountains
<item><hi format=bold>Natural resources:</hi> copper, cobalt, limestone, salt
<item><hi format=bold>Land use:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>arable land:</hi> 23%
<item>• <hi format=ital>permanent crops:</hi> 9%
<item>• <hi format=ital>meadows and pastures:</hi> 25%
<item>• <hi format=ital>forest and woodland:</hi> 30%
<item>• <hi format=ital>other:</hi> 13%
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<item><hi format=bold>Irrigated land:</hi> 90 sq km (1989 est.)
<item><hi format=bold>Environment:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>current issues:</hi> draining of wetlands for agricultural use; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion
<item>• <hi format=ital>natural hazards:</hi> NA
<item>• <hi format=ital>international agreements:</hi> party to—Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands; signed, but not ratified—Environmental Modification