Total Area: 243,610 sq km
Land Area: 241,930 sq km
Water Area: 1,680 sq km
Climate Description: Temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days are overcast
Terrain Description: Mostly rugged hills and low mountains; level to rolling plains in east and southeast
Arable Land Use: 25.1%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 0.2%
Irrigated Land: 950 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 147 c u km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 13.03 c u km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 213.2 c u m/yr
Natural Hazards Description: Winter windstorms; floods
Environmental Current Issues: Continues to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; by 2005 the government reduced the amount of industrial and commercial waste disposed of in landfill sites to 85% of 1998 levels and recycled or composted at least 25% of household waste, increasing to 33% by 2015
Total Labor Force: 32.94 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 1.3%
Agricultural Products Description: Cereals, oilseed, potatoes, vegetables; cattle, sheep, poultry; fish
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In the northwest of England, farmers keep cattle and sheep because the sheep can survive the cold winters on the hills and moors
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In the southwest of England, the rich grass is excellent for feeding dairy cows
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Sugar beet, potatoes, and grains are grown in the southeast of England and lowlands of Scotland
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In the east on England, wheat, barley, and vegetables grow in huge fields
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The blue 18-tonne New Holland T8.435 tractor is of the most expensive tractors. Its steering is supported by satellite, it downloads data about crops and soil right to agronomists and farm engineers, works 24-7, can connect with ground sensors and drones using infrared thermal cameras, and tell to within a square mile the size of a field and where the most fertile or waterlogged places are
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