Total Area: 796,095 sq km
Land Area: 770,875 sq km
Water Area: 25,220 sq km
Climate Description: Mostly hot, dry desert; temperate in northwest; arctic in north
Terrain Description: Flat Indus plain in east; mountains in north and northwest; Balochistan plateau in west
Arable Land Use: 27.6%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 1.1%
Irrigated Land: 202,000 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 246.8 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 183.5 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 1,038 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards Description: Frequent earthquakes, occasionally severe especially in north and west; flooding along the Indus after heavy rains (July and August)
Environmental Current Issues: Water pollution from raw sewage, industrial wastes, and agricultural runoff; limited natural freshwater resources; most of the population does not have access to potable water; deforestation; soil erosion; desertification
Total Labor Force: 63.34 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 43.7%
Agricultural Products Description: Cotton, wheat, rice, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables; milk, beef, mutton, eggs
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Producers of the world's finest long grained aromatic Basmti rice, Pakistan is held the highest regard world over. It is grown in highest fertile valleys and plains of Pakistan.
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In Pakistan, rapidly increasing population has deprived the available food supplies. Also in Pakistan maize is the third important cereal. The total cropped area is 4.8% and the value of agricultural output is 3.5%.
http://www.pakissan.com/english/allabout/crop/maize.shtml
http://www.pakissan.com/english/allabout/crop/maize.shtml
An important cash crop in Pakistan is sugarcane. The main purpose sugarcane is grown is for sugar and sugary production. For the farming community it is an important source of income and employment. Climates like the tropical and sub tropical regions are where sugarcane is grown. The range pf climates from hot dry environment near sea level to cool and also in moist environment at higher elevations.
http://www.pakissan.com/english/allabout/crop/sugarcane.shtml
http://www.pakissan.com/english/allabout/crop/sugarcane.shtml
In the 1960's safflower was introduced as a oil seed crop to Pakistan. It is manly produced in the Sindh and Balochistan Provinces. Safflower is recommended to be planted in rain fed areas.
http://www.pakissan.com/english/allabout/crop/safflower.shtml
http://www.pakissan.com/english/allabout/crop/safflower.shtml
Areas where drought is common, pearl millet is an important coarse grain crop in Pakistan. It is grown in cities of Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, and NWFP. Used as food and as seed, about 90% of the grain is produced on a farm.
http://www.pakissan.com/english/allabout/crop/millet.shtml
http://www.pakissan.com/english/allabout/crop/millet.shtml