- Total Area: 7,741,220 sq km
- Land Area: 7,682,300 sq km - Water Area: 58,920 sq km - Climate description: generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east; tropical in north - Terrain description: mostly low plateau with deserts; fertile plain in southeast - Arable Land Use: 6.15% (includes about 27 million hectares of cultivated grassland) - Permanent Crop Land Use: 0.04% - Irrigated Land: 25,500 sq km - Total Renewable Water Resources: 398 cu km - Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 24.06 cu km/yr - Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 1,193 cu m/yr - Natural Hazards description: cyclones along the coast; severe droughts; forest fires volcanism: volcanic activity on Heard and McDonald Islands - Environmental Current Issues: soil erosion from overgrazing, industrial development, urbanization, and poor farming practices; soil salinity rising due to the use of poor quality water; desertification; clearing for agricultural purposes threatens the natural habitat of many unique animal and plant species; the Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast, the largest coral reef in the world, is threatened by increased shipping and its popularity as a tourist site; limited natural freshwater resources - Total Labor Force: 12.27 million - % of Labor Force in Agriculture: 3.6% - Agricultural Products description: wheat, barley, sugarcane, fruits; cattle, sheep, poultry |
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