Land Use
- Natural resources: phosphates, limestone, marble, arable land
- Land use:
- arable land: 44.2%
- permanent crops: 2.11%
- other: 53.69% (2005)
- Irrigated land: 70 sq km (2003)
- Natural hazards: hot, dry Harmattan wind can reduce visibility in north during winter; periodic droughts.
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