out upon the plains in east Terrain: narrow coastal lowland Natural resources: shale oil, peat, phosphorite, amber Land use: arable land: 8% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 0% forest and woodland: 26% other: 52% Irrigated land: 280 km2 (1989 est.) Environment: overgrazing, desertification Note: landlocked *Tajikistan, People Population: 372,746 (July 1993 est.) Population growth rate: 2.04% (1993 est.) Birth
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