Total Area: 143,100 sq km
Land Area: 141,510 sq km Water Area: 2,590 sq km Climate: Tajikistan is mid-latitude continental with hot summers and mild winters. It is semi-arid to polar in Pamir Mountains. Terrain: Pamir and Alay Mountains dominate the landscape. Western Fergana Valley in the north and Kofarnihon and Vakhsh Valleys in southwest. Arable Land: 5.96% Permanent Crop Land Use: 0.91% Irrigated Land: 7,421 sq km (2009) Total Renewable Water Resources: 21.91 cu km (2011) Total Freshwater Withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) Total: 11.49 cu km/yr (6%/4%/91%) Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 1,740 cu m/yr (2006)Natural Hazards: earthquakes; floods Environmental Current Issues: inadequate sanitation facilities; increasing levels of soil salinity; industrial pollution; excessive pesticides Labor Force: 2.1 million (2012) Labor Force - Agriculture: 47.9% Agriculture - Products: cotton, grain, fruits, grapes, vegetables; cattle, sheep, goats |
Tajikistani children used to pick cotton
{Click for Source} Dried apricots in a Tajikistani market
{Click for Source} Tajikistani inspector breaks piece of stem off of a grape bunch
{Click for Source} Tajikistani farmer feeding his chickens
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