<item>• <hi format=ital>meadows and pastures:</hi> 45%
<item>• <hi format=ital>forest and woodland:</hi> 34%
<item>• <hi format=ital>other:</hi> 8%
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<item><hi format=bold>Irrigated land:</hi> 1,180 sq km (1989 est.)
<item><hi format=bold>Environment:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>current issues:</hi> deforestation, largely a result of land clearing for cattle ranching; soil erosion
<item>• <hi format=ital>natural hazards:</hi> subject to occasional earthquakes, hurricanes along Atlantic coast; frequent flooding of lowlands at onset of rainy season; active volcanoes
<item>• <hi format=ital>international agreements:</hi> party to—Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands, Whaling; signed, but not ratified—Biodiversity, Climate Change, Marine Life Conservation