to August) Terrain: flat to rolling plain; mountains in west and southeast Natural resources: iron ore, manganese, chromite, lead, zinc, bauxite, gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc, tungsten, mica, silver Land use: arable land: 18% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 13% forest and woodland: 65% other: 19% Irrigated land: 5,500 km2 (1989 est.) Environment: northern mountains geologically unstable and subject to tsunamis Note: strategic location
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