AgricultureTotal Area: 3,287,263 sq km
Land Area: 2,973,193 sq km Water Area: 314,070 sq km Climate Description: varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north Terrain Description: upland plain (Deccan Plateau) in south, flat to rolling plain along the Ganges, deserts in west, Himalayas in north Arable Land Use: 48.83% Permanent Crop Land Use: 2.8% Irrigated Land: 622,860 sq km Total Renewable Water Resources: 1,907.8 cu km Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 645.84 cu km/yr Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 585 cu m/yr Natural Hazards Description: droughts; flash floods, as well as widespread and destructive flooding from monsoonal rains; severe thunderstorms; earthquakes Envirnmental Current Issues: deforestation; soil erosion; overgrazing; desertification; air pollution from industrial effluents and vehicle emissions; water pollution from raw sewage and runoff of agricultural pesticides; tap water is not potable throughout the country; huge and growing population is overstraining natural resources Total Labor Force: 498.4 million Percent of Labor Force in Agriculture: 53% Agriculture Products Description: rice, wheat, oilseed, cotton, jute, tea, sugarcane, lentils, onions, potatoes; dairy products, sheep, goats, poultry; fish |
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