12% of GDP and employs 22% of GDP (1992) *Benin,

fried with some low coral atolls Natural resources: limestone, graphite, mineral sands, gems, phosphates, clay Land use: arable land: 3% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 5% forest and woodland: 0% other: 74% Irrigated land: 25,500 km2 (1989 est.) Environment: subject to earthquakes and volcanic activity; deforestation; desertification; soil erosion; air and

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