Agriculture
Total Area-243,610 sq km
Land Area-241,930 sq km
Water Area-1,680 sq km
Climate description-temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days are overcast
Terrain description-mostly rugged hills and low mountains; level to rolling plains in east and southeast
Arable Land Use-24.88%
Permanent Crop Land-0.18%
Use Irrigated Land-2,280 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources-147 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal-13.03 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal-213.2 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards description-winter windstorms; floods
Environmental Current Issues-continues to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (has met Kyoto Protocol target of a 12.5% reduction from 1990 levels and intends to meet the legally binding target and move toward a domestic goal of a 20% cut in emissions by 2010); by 2005 the government reduced the amount of industrial and commercial waste disposed of in landfill sites to 85% of 1998 levels and recycled or composted at least 25% of household waste, increasing to 33% by 2015
Total Labor Force-30.15 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture-1.4%
Agricultural Products description-cereals, oilseed, potatoes, vegetables; cattle, sheep, poultry; fish
Land Area-241,930 sq km
Water Area-1,680 sq km
Climate description-temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days are overcast
Terrain description-mostly rugged hills and low mountains; level to rolling plains in east and southeast
Arable Land Use-24.88%
Permanent Crop Land-0.18%
Use Irrigated Land-2,280 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources-147 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal-13.03 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal-213.2 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards description-winter windstorms; floods
Environmental Current Issues-continues to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (has met Kyoto Protocol target of a 12.5% reduction from 1990 levels and intends to meet the legally binding target and move toward a domestic goal of a 20% cut in emissions by 2010); by 2005 the government reduced the amount of industrial and commercial waste disposed of in landfill sites to 85% of 1998 levels and recycled or composted at least 25% of household waste, increasing to 33% by 2015
Total Labor Force-30.15 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture-1.4%
Agricultural Products description-cereals, oilseed, potatoes, vegetables; cattle, sheep, poultry; fish