Total Area: 676,578 sq km
Land Area: 653,508 sq km Water Area: 23,070 sq km Climate: It has cloudy, rainy, hot, and humid summers (southwest monsoon, June to September). It is less cloudy, scant rainfall, mild temperatures and lower humidity during the winter (northeast monsoon, December to April). Terrain: Myanmar (Burma) has central lowlands, ringed by steep, and rugged highlands Arable Land: 15.94% Permanent Crop Land Use: 2.16% Irrigated Land: 21,100 sq km (2004) Total Renewable Water Resources: 1,168 cu km (2011) Total Freshwater Withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) Total: 33.23 cu km/yr (10%/1%/89%) Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 728.6 cu m/yr (2005) Natural Hazards: destructive earthquakes and cyclones; flooding and landslides common during rainy season (June to September); periodic droughts Environmental Current Issues: deforestation; industrial pollution of air, soil, and water; inadequate sanitation and water treatment contribute to disease Labor Force: 33.41 million (2012 est.) Labor Force - Agriculture: 70% Agriculture - Products: rice, pulses, beans, sesame, groundnuts, sugarcane; fish and fish products; hardwood |
Machine presses out juice from sugarcane
{Click for Source} Burmese men with a net full of fish
{Click for Source} Rice farmers in a flooded field of rice
{Click for Source} Burmese women selling beans and grains
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