Total Area: 1,098,581 sq km
Land Area: 1,083,301 sq km
Water Area: 15,280 sq km
Climate Description: varies with altitude; humid and tropical to cold and semiarid
Terrain Description: rugged Andes Mountains with a highland plateau (Altiplano), hills, lowland plains of the Amazon Basin
Arable Land Use: 3.6%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 0.2%
Irrigated Land: 1,282 sq km (2003)
Total Renewable Water Resources: 622.5 cu km (2011)
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 2.64 cu km/yr (25%/14%/61%)
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 305.8 cu m/yr (2005)
Natural Hazards Description: flooding in the northeast (March to April)
Environmental Current Issues: the clearing of land for agricultural purposes and the international demand for tropical timber are contributing to deforestation; soil erosion from overgrazing and poor cultivation methods (including slash-and-burn agriculture); desertification; loss of biodiversity; industrial pollution of water supplies used for drinking and irrigation
Total Labor Force: 4.881 million (2014 est.)
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 32%
Agricultural Products Description: soybeans, quinoa, Brazil nuts, sugarcane, coffee, corn, rice, potatoes, chia, coca
Land Area: 1,083,301 sq km
Water Area: 15,280 sq km
Climate Description: varies with altitude; humid and tropical to cold and semiarid
Terrain Description: rugged Andes Mountains with a highland plateau (Altiplano), hills, lowland plains of the Amazon Basin
Arable Land Use: 3.6%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 0.2%
Irrigated Land: 1,282 sq km (2003)
Total Renewable Water Resources: 622.5 cu km (2011)
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 2.64 cu km/yr (25%/14%/61%)
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 305.8 cu m/yr (2005)
Natural Hazards Description: flooding in the northeast (March to April)
Environmental Current Issues: the clearing of land for agricultural purposes and the international demand for tropical timber are contributing to deforestation; soil erosion from overgrazing and poor cultivation methods (including slash-and-burn agriculture); desertification; loss of biodiversity; industrial pollution of water supplies used for drinking and irrigation
Total Labor Force: 4.881 million (2014 est.)
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 32%
Agricultural Products Description: soybeans, quinoa, Brazil nuts, sugarcane, coffee, corn, rice, potatoes, chia, coca