Total Area: 7,741,220 sq km
Land area: 7,682,300 sq km
Water Area: 58,920 sq km
Climate(description): generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east; tropical in north
Terrain (description):mostly low plateau with deserts; fertile plain in southeast
Arable Land use: 6.16% (includes about 27 million hectares of cultivated grassland)
Permanent Land use: 0.05%
Irrigated land: 25,460 sq km
Total renewable water sources: 492 cu km
Total freshwater withdrawal: 22.58 cu km/yr
Per person freshwater withdrawal: 1,152 cu m/yr
Natural hazards description: cyclones along the coast; severe droughts; forest fires
Environment current issues: soil erosion, industrial development, urbanization, and poor farming practices; soil rising due to the use of poor quality water; desertification; clearing for agricultural purposes threatens the natural habitat of many unique animal and plant species; the Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast, the largest coral reef in the world, is threatened by increased shipping and its popularity as a tourist site; limited natural freshwater resources
Total labor force:12005996.51million
% of labor force in agriculture: 3.6%
Agriculture products description: shrimp, rice, wheat, fruit, vegetables, oats, tobacco, sugar cane, peanuts
Land area: 7,682,300 sq km
Water Area: 58,920 sq km
Climate(description): generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east; tropical in north
Terrain (description):mostly low plateau with deserts; fertile plain in southeast
Arable Land use: 6.16% (includes about 27 million hectares of cultivated grassland)
Permanent Land use: 0.05%
Irrigated land: 25,460 sq km
Total renewable water sources: 492 cu km
Total freshwater withdrawal: 22.58 cu km/yr
Per person freshwater withdrawal: 1,152 cu m/yr
Natural hazards description: cyclones along the coast; severe droughts; forest fires
Environment current issues: soil erosion, industrial development, urbanization, and poor farming practices; soil rising due to the use of poor quality water; desertification; clearing for agricultural purposes threatens the natural habitat of many unique animal and plant species; the Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast, the largest coral reef in the world, is threatened by increased shipping and its popularity as a tourist site; limited natural freshwater resources
Total labor force:12005996.51million
% of labor force in agriculture: 3.6%
Agriculture products description: shrimp, rice, wheat, fruit, vegetables, oats, tobacco, sugar cane, peanuts
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