Total Area: 1,648,196 sq km
Land Area: 1,531,595 sq km
Water Area: 166,600 sq km
Climate Description: mostly arid or semiarid, subtropical along Caspian coast
Terrain Description: rugged, mountainous rim; high, central basin with deserts, mountains; small, discontinuous plains along both coasts
Arable Land Use: 10.8%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 1.2%
Irrigated Land: 95,539 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: Fish
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 42%
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal 6%
Natural Hazards Description: periodic droughts, floods; dust storms, sandstorms; earthquakes
Environmental Current Issues :air pollution, especially in urban areas, from vehicle emissions, refinery operations, and industrial effluents; deforestation; overgrazing; desertification; oil pollution in the Persian Gulf; wetland losses from drought; soil degradation (salination); inadequate supplies of potable water; water pollution from raw sewage and industrial waste; urbanization
Total labor Force: 29.75 million
Percent of Labor Force in Agriculture: 9.1%
Agricultural Products Description: wheat, rice, other grains, sugar beets, sugarcane, fruits, nuts, cotton; dairy products, wool; caviar
Land Area: 1,531,595 sq km
Water Area: 166,600 sq km
Climate Description: mostly arid or semiarid, subtropical along Caspian coast
Terrain Description: rugged, mountainous rim; high, central basin with deserts, mountains; small, discontinuous plains along both coasts
Arable Land Use: 10.8%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 1.2%
Irrigated Land: 95,539 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: Fish
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 42%
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal 6%
Natural Hazards Description: periodic droughts, floods; dust storms, sandstorms; earthquakes
Environmental Current Issues :air pollution, especially in urban areas, from vehicle emissions, refinery operations, and industrial effluents; deforestation; overgrazing; desertification; oil pollution in the Persian Gulf; wetland losses from drought; soil degradation (salination); inadequate supplies of potable water; water pollution from raw sewage and industrial waste; urbanization
Total labor Force: 29.75 million
Percent of Labor Force in Agriculture: 9.1%
Agricultural Products Description: wheat, rice, other grains, sugar beets, sugarcane, fruits, nuts, cotton; dairy products, wool; caviar