Land use:
arable land: 8%
permanent crops: 20%
meadows and pastures: 5%
forest and woodland: 13%
other: 54%
Irrigated land: 10 sq km (1989 est.)
Environment:
current issues: deforestation; soil erosion, particularly in the
northern region
natural hazards: hurricanes and volcanic activity
international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change,
Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes,
Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Whaling
People ———
Population: 157,862 (July 1996 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 34% (male 27,068; female 26,491)
15-64 years: 61% (male 47,470; female 48,612)
65 years and over: 5% (male 3,136; female 5,085) (July 1996 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.14% (1996 est.)
Birth rate: 22.03 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Death rate: 6.02 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Net migration rate: -4.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)