in east to dry desert in east to semiarid and hot summers in interior, partly cloudy summers; subarctic in north Terrain: diverse, with coastal plain rising to central highlands bisected by central mountains Natural resources: coal, iron ore, lead, copper, silver, timber, uranium, hydropower potential Land use: arable land: 22% permanent crops: 6% meadows and pastures: 0% forest and woodland: 79% other: 18% Irrigated land: NA km2 Environment: occasional cyclones, tornados; deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution *Nicaragua, People Population: 410,535 (July 1993 est.) Population growth rate: -0.39% (1993 est.) Net migration rate: 1.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.) Nationality: noun: Martiniquais (singular and plural) adjective: Beninese Ethnic divisions: Kazakh (Qazaq) 41.9%, Russian 37%, Ukrainian 5.2%, German 4.7%, Uzbek 2.1%, Tatar 2%, other 1% note: shortage of skilled employment (1983 est.); 52% of population of working age (1985) *Cote d'Ivoire, Defense Forces Branches: Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie, Presidential Security Regiment Manpower availability: males age 15-49 111,716; fit for military service NA Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $424 million (1991 est.) External debt: $83 million (December 1990) Industrial production: growth grate NA% Electricity: 400,000 kW capacity; 620 million
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