Land use:
arable land: 3%
permanent crops: 0%
meadows and pastures: 6%
forest and woodland: 83%
other: 8%
Irrigated land: 1,300 sq km (1989 est.)
Environment:
current issues: water pollution from sewage and agricultural and
industrial chemicals; deforestation
natural hazards: flash floods are a constant threat during rainy
seasons
international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change,
Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical
Timber 83, Whaling
People ———
Population: 712,091 (July 1996 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 33% (male 118,796; female 114,327)
15-64 years: 63% (male 224,219; female 222,562)
65 years and over: 4% (male 14,582; female 17,605) (July 1996 est.)
Population growth rate: -0.9% (1996 est.)
Birth rate: 19.03 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Death rate: 9.55 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Net migration rate: -18.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)