March), dry season (May to September) Terrain: low plain Natural resources: coal, tungsten, graphite, molybdenum, lead, zinc, antimony, tungsten Land use: arable land: 1% permanent crops: 7% meadows and pastures: 32% forest and woodland: NA% other: NA% note: agricultural land Land use: arable land: 0% permanent crops: 2% meadows and pastures: 35% forest and woodland: 0% other: 100% (scattered bushes) Irrigated land: 160 km2 land area: 14 km2 land area: 111,890 km2 comparative area: slightly smaller than Montana Land boundaries: total 5,083 km, Burma 193 km, China 1,281 km, Laos 541 km, Thailand 1,800 km double track; no electrification; government owned Highways: 75,749 km total (1990) Inland waterways: Volta, Ankobra, and Tano Rivers provide 168 km of controlled-access divided autoroutes; about 803,000 km paved (mostly bituminous-surface treatment); 25,411 km laterite, 5,980 km earth Inland waterways: 3,700 km navigable Pipelines: crude oil 554 km; natural gas 32 km Ports: Cork, Dublin, Waterford Merchant marine: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 445,330 GRT/756,018 DWT;
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