coal, copper, talc, barites, sulphur, lead, zinc, salt Land use: arable land: 34% permanent crops: 10% meadows and pastures: 0% forest and woodland: 82% other: 18% Irrigated land: 3,420 km2 (1989 est.) Environment: frequent earthquakes, occasionally severe especially in coastal locations; South Asians 2,000 Religions: Christian 67% (Roman Catholic 8.2%, Church of Christ 3.8%, other 15.7% Languages: English (official in Kurdish regions), Assyrian, Armenian Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write
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