Area: Climate:
Total: 756,102 sq km Temperate; desert in North
Land: 743,812 sq km Mediterranean in Central region
Water: 12,290 sq km Cool & Damp in South
Terrain: Arable Land Use: 1.7%
Low coastal mountains Permanent Crop Land Use: 0.6%
Fertile central valley Irrigated Land: 11,100 sq km
Rugged Andes in East
Total Renewable Water Resources: Total Freshwater Withdrawal:
51,432 (m3/inhab/yr) 35.4 billion cubic meters
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: Natural Hazards:
1,638 (cubic meter/year) Severe earthquakes; active
volcanism; tsunamis
Environmental Current Issues:
Widespread deforestation and mining threaten natural resources; air pollution from industrial and vehicle emissions; water pollution from raw sewage
Total Labor Force: % of Labor Force in Agriculture:
8.777 Million 13.2%
Agricultural Products description:
Grapes, apples, pears, onions, wheat, corn , oats, peaches, garlic, asparagus, beans; beef, poultry, wool; fish; timber
Total: 756,102 sq km Temperate; desert in North
Land: 743,812 sq km Mediterranean in Central region
Water: 12,290 sq km Cool & Damp in South
Terrain: Arable Land Use: 1.7%
Low coastal mountains Permanent Crop Land Use: 0.6%
Fertile central valley Irrigated Land: 11,100 sq km
Rugged Andes in East
Total Renewable Water Resources: Total Freshwater Withdrawal:
51,432 (m3/inhab/yr) 35.4 billion cubic meters
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: Natural Hazards:
1,638 (cubic meter/year) Severe earthquakes; active
volcanism; tsunamis
Environmental Current Issues:
Widespread deforestation and mining threaten natural resources; air pollution from industrial and vehicle emissions; water pollution from raw sewage
Total Labor Force: % of Labor Force in Agriculture:
8.777 Million 13.2%
Agricultural Products description:
Grapes, apples, pears, onions, wheat, corn , oats, peaches, garlic, asparagus, beans; beef, poultry, wool; fish; timber
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Type of fish farming practice in Chile