Resources and Land Use
Natural resources: copper, timber, iron ore, nitrates, precious metals, molybdenum, hydropower, thermal power, nutrient-rich ocean currents
Land use:
arable land: 2.62%
permanent crops: 0.43%
other: 96.95% (2005)
Irrigated land: 19,000 km2 (7,336 sq mi) (2000)
Total renewable water resources: 922 km3 (2000)
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