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Economic Indicator: Natural Resources, Agricultural Products, Land Use and Water Use
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Detailed Analysis for Year: 2010
Full Dataset: from 1993 to 2008
Dataset updated: 1st August 2011
Data Source: CIA Factbook
National or Regional Currency: Central African Franc
Currency Symbol: XAF
Natural resources: manganese, limestone, marble; small deposits of gold, phosphates, pumice, salt
Agriculture - products: cotton, peanuts, shea nuts, sesame, sorghum, millet, corn, rice; livestock
Land use: arable land: 17.66% permanent crops: 0.22% other: 82.12% (2005)
Irrigated land: 300 sq km (2008)
Total renewable water resources: 17.5 cu km (2001)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural): total: 0.8 cu km/yr (13%/1%/86%) per capita: 60 cu m/yr (2000)