Resources and Land Use
Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas
Land use:
arable land: 0.77%
permanent crops: 2.27%
other: 96.96% (2005)
Irrigated land: 2,300 km² (2003)
Total renewable water resources: 0.2 km2
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