Climate | We have tropical marine; humid; cooler season during southeast monsoon (late May to September); warmer season during northwest monsoon (March to May) |
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Revenue from forest resources | 0.09% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Revenue from coal | 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 48,000 tons (2012 est.) |
Total renewable water resources | 0 cubic meters (2017 est.) |
Major rivers (by length in km) | |
Total water withdrawal | |
Municipal | 10 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Industrial | 3.8 million cubic meters (2017 est.) |
Agricultural | 900,000 cubic meters (2017 est.) |
Air pollutants | |
Particulate matter emissions | 16.96 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
Carbon dioxide emissions | 0.61 megatons (2016 est.) |
Methane emissions | 0.1 megatons (2020 est.) |
Land Use | |
Agricultural land | 6.5% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 2.2% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 4.3% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 0% (2018 est.) |
Forest | 88.5% (2018 est.) |
Other | 5% (2018 est.) |
Urbanization | |
Urban population | 58.8% of total population (2023) |
Rate of urbanization | 0.99% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
Major urban areas (Pop) | 28,000 VICTORIA (capital) (2018). |
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