resources: manganese, hardwood forests, fish Land use: arable land: 11% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 0% forest and woodland: 4% other: 85% Irrigated land: 20 km2 (1989 est.) Environment: frequent dust storms over eastern plains in west (November to April) Terrain: lowland; gently undulating central plateau Natural resources: lignite, phosphorites, gypsum Land use: arable land: 7% permanent crops: 0% meadows
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