general information
- Total Area: 390,757 sq km
- Land Area: 386,847 sq km
- Water Area: 3,910 sq km
- Climate Description: tropical; moderated by altitude; rainy season (November to March)
- Terrain Description: mostly high plateau with higher central plateau (high veld); mountains in east
- Arable Land Use: 10.9%
- Permanent Crop Land Use: 0.3%
- Irrigated Land: 1,749 sq km
- Total Renewable Water Resources: 12 billion cubic meters
- Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 3.6 billion cubic meters
- Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 804 cubic meters
- Natural Hazards Description: recurring droughts; floods and severe storms are rare
- Environmental Current Issues: deforestation; soil erosion; land degradation; air and water pollution; the black rhinoceros herd - once the largest concentration of the species in the world - has been significantly reduced by poaching; poor mining practices have led to toxic waste and heavy metal pollution
- Total Labor Force: 8.098 million
- % of Labor Force in Agriculture: 66%
- Agricultural Products Description: tobacco, corn, cotton, wheat, coffee, sugarcane, peanuts; sheep, goats, pigs
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