Agriculture
Total Area: 49,035 Km
Land Area: 48,105 sq km
Water Area: 930 sq km
Climate Description: temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters
Terrain Description: rugged mountains in the central and northern part and lowlands in the south
Arable Land Use: 29.23%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 2.67%
Irrigated Land: 1,660 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 50.1 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdraw: 1.04 cu km/ per year
Per Person Fresh Water Withdraw: 193 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards Description: NA
Environmental Current Issues: air pollution from metallurgical plants presents human health risks; acid rain damaging forests
Total Labor Force: 2.724 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 3.5%
Agricultural Products description: grains, potatoes, sugar beets, hops, fruit; pigs, cattle, poultry; forest products
Land Area: 48,105 sq km
Water Area: 930 sq km
Climate Description: temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters
Terrain Description: rugged mountains in the central and northern part and lowlands in the south
Arable Land Use: 29.23%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 2.67%
Irrigated Land: 1,660 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 50.1 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdraw: 1.04 cu km/ per year
Per Person Fresh Water Withdraw: 193 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards Description: NA
Environmental Current Issues: air pollution from metallurgical plants presents human health risks; acid rain damaging forests
Total Labor Force: 2.724 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 3.5%
Agricultural Products description: grains, potatoes, sugar beets, hops, fruit; pigs, cattle, poultry; forest products
Farming field in Slovakia growing various grains and crops.
Click for link Two farmers growing organic crops in a large greenhouse. Organic crops are widely popular in Slovakia and promote healthier life styles.
Click for link Sheep breeding in the Slovakian countyside. sheep play an irreplaceable position in the preservation of the cultural
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Winery in Burgenland. Wine is a chief economic product and prime tourist activity in Slovakia which is sunny nearly 300 days of the year.
Click for link The cattle industry is booming in Slovakia attracting foreign ranching from Denmark in hopes of staking a claim in the international profit.
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