Total Area-1.267 million sq km
Land Area-1,266,700 sq km
Water Area-300 sq km
Climate description-desert; mostly hot, dry, dusty; tropical in extreme south
Terrain description-predominately desert plains and sand dunes; flat to rolling plains in south; hills in north
Arable Land Use-11.43%
Permanent Crop Land Use-0.01%
Irrigated Land-740 sq km (2003)
Total Renewable Water Resources-33.7 cu km (2003)
Total Freshwater Withdrawal-2.18 cu km/yr (4%/0%/95%)
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal-156 cu m/yr (2000)
Natural Hazards description-recurring droughts
Environmental Current Issues-overgrazing; soil erosion; deforestation; desertification; wildlife populations (such as elephant, hippopotamus, giraffe, and lion) threatened because of poaching and habitat destruction
Total Labor Force-4.688 million (2007)
% of Labor Force in Agriculture-90%
Agricultural Products description-cowpeas, cotton, peanuts, millet, sorghum, cassava (manioc), rice; cattle, sheep, goats, camels, donkeys, horses, poultry
Land Area-1,266,700 sq km
Water Area-300 sq km
Climate description-desert; mostly hot, dry, dusty; tropical in extreme south
Terrain description-predominately desert plains and sand dunes; flat to rolling plains in south; hills in north
Arable Land Use-11.43%
Permanent Crop Land Use-0.01%
Irrigated Land-740 sq km (2003)
Total Renewable Water Resources-33.7 cu km (2003)
Total Freshwater Withdrawal-2.18 cu km/yr (4%/0%/95%)
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal-156 cu m/yr (2000)
Natural Hazards description-recurring droughts
Environmental Current Issues-overgrazing; soil erosion; deforestation; desertification; wildlife populations (such as elephant, hippopotamus, giraffe, and lion) threatened because of poaching and habitat destruction
Total Labor Force-4.688 million (2007)
% of Labor Force in Agriculture-90%
Agricultural Products description-cowpeas, cotton, peanuts, millet, sorghum, cassava (manioc), rice; cattle, sheep, goats, camels, donkeys, horses, poultry