- Total Area: 33,851 sq km
- Land Area: 32,891 sq km - Water Area: 960 sq km - Climate description: moderate winters, warm summers - Terrain description: rolling steppe, gradual slope south to Black Sea - Arable Land Use: 54.52% - Permanent Crop Land Use: 8.81% - Irrigated Land: 2,283 sq km - Total Renewable Water Resources: 11.7 cu km - Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 2.31 cu km/yr - Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 549 cu m/yr - Natural Hazards description: landslides - Environmental Current Issues: heavy use of agricultural chemicals, including banned pesticides such as DDT, has contaminated soil and groundwater; extensive soil erosion from poor farming methods - Total Labor Force: 1.247 million - % of Labor Force in Agriculture: 27.5% - Agricultural Products description: vegetables, fruits, grapes, grain, sugar beets, sunflower seed, tobacco; beef, milk; wine |
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