Climate Description: desert; mostly hot, dry, dusty; tropical in extreme south
Terrain Description: predominately desert plains and sand dunes; flat to rolling plains in south; hills in north
Arable Land Use: 11.79%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 0.05%
Irrigated Land: 736.6 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 33.65 cu km
Total Fresh Water Withdrawal: 0.98 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 70.53 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards Description: recurring droughts
Current Environmental Issues: overgrazing; soil erosion; deforestation; desertification; wildlife populations threatened because of poaching and habitat destruction