hot, humid, moderated by trade winds Terrain: flat coastal lowlands, uplands in center, mountains in south to temperate in east Natural resources: natural gas, petroleum, coal, iron, manganese, chrome, nickel, cobalt, copper, platinum (not yet exploited), vanadium Land use: arable land: 13% permanent crops: 3% meadows and pastures: 4% forest and woodland: 44% other: 23% Irrigated land: 70 km2 (1989 est.)
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