DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND AGRICULTURE
Total Area: 48,670 sq km
Land Area : 48,320 sq km
Water Area : 350 sq km
Climate Description: Tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation; seasonal variation in rainfall
Terrain Description : Rugged highlands and mountains with fertile valleys interspersed
Arable Land Use : 22.49%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 10.26%
Irrigated Land: 2,750 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 21 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 3.39 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 381 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards Description: Lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and subject to severe storms from June to October; occasional flooding; periodic droughts
Environmental Current Issues: Water shortages; soil eroding into the sea damages coral reefs; deforestation
Total Labor Force: 4.806 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 14.6%
Agricultural Products Description: Sugarcane, coffee, cotton, cocoa, tobacco, rice, beans, potatoes, corn, bananas; cattle, pigs, dairy products, beef, eggs
Land Area : 48,320 sq km
Water Area : 350 sq km
Climate Description: Tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation; seasonal variation in rainfall
Terrain Description : Rugged highlands and mountains with fertile valleys interspersed
Arable Land Use : 22.49%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 10.26%
Irrigated Land: 2,750 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 21 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 3.39 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 381 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards Description: Lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and subject to severe storms from June to October; occasional flooding; periodic droughts
Environmental Current Issues: Water shortages; soil eroding into the sea damages coral reefs; deforestation
Total Labor Force: 4.806 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 14.6%
Agricultural Products Description: Sugarcane, coffee, cotton, cocoa, tobacco, rice, beans, potatoes, corn, bananas; cattle, pigs, dairy products, beef, eggs