Geography of Nepal - Resources and Land Use

Resources and Land Use

Natural resources
Quartz, water, timber, hydropower, scenic beauty, small deposits of lignite, copper, cobalt, iron ore
Land use
  • Arable land: 21.68%
  • Permanent crops: 0.64%
  • Other: 77.68% (2001)
Irrigated land
11,350 km² (1998 established)

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