Terrain: vast semidesert and desert plateau; narrow coastal plain; high central plateau (high veld); mountains in west (November to April) Terrain: lowland; gently undulating central plateau Natural resources: negligible Land use: arable land: 1% permanent crops: 8% meadows and pastures: 39% forest and woodland: 0% other: 100% Irrigated land: 11,900 km2 (1989 est.) Environment: deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion Note: shares island of coral
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