AgricultureTotal Area: 75,420 sq km
Land Area: 74,340 sq km Water Area: 1,080 sq km Climate: tropical maritime; hot, humid, cloudy; prolonged rainy season (May to January), short dry season (January to May) Terrain: interior mostly steep, rugged mountains and dissected, upland plains; coastal areas largely plains and rolling hills Arable Land Use: 7.26% Permanent Crop Land Use: 1.95% Irrigated Land: 430 sq km Total Renewable Water Resources: 148 cu km Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 0.82 cu km/yr Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 254 cu m/yr Natural Hazards: occasional severe storms and forest fires in the Darien area Environmental Current Issues: water pollution from agricultural runoff threatens fishery resources; deforestation of tropical rain forest; land degradation and soil erosion threatens siltation of Panama Canal; air pollution in urban areas; mining threatens natural resources Total Labor Force: 1.509 million % of Labor Force in Agriculture: 17% Agricultural Products: bananas, rice, corn, coffee, sugarcane, vegetables; livestock; shrimp |
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