ended with Israel Climate: mostly temperate, but tropical in south Natural resources: petroleum, phosphates, chrome and manganese ores, asphalt, iron ore, cobalt, bauxite, copper Land use: arable land: 29% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 25% forest and woodland: 16% other: 34% Irrigated land: 23,080 km2 (1990) Environment: contamination of soil and groundwater with petroleum products 290 km; natural gas 180 km Ports: Maputo, Beira, Nacala Merchant marine: 50 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 161,661
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