Country profile
| Area: | 783,562 km2 (water:1.3%) |
| Population: (estimate) | 72,600,000 |
| Population density: | 93 /km2 |
| Data obtained from WMO: | |
| Number of meteorological stations in WMO GOS catalog: | 113 |
| GOS stations density: | 0.14 /1000 km2 |
| Data obtained by questionnaire: | |
| Number of automatic weather stations (AWS): | 256 |
| AWS density: | 0.32 /1000 km2 |
| Number of manned meteorological stations (measuring at least precipitation): | 596 |
| Manned stations density: | 0.76 /1000 km2 (Remark: data not available sooner than after one month for majority of stations) |
| Number of soil moisture measurement sites: | / |
| Number of groundwater measurement sites: | 1007 |
| Data on soil type available? | Yes |
| Data on soil water holding capacity available? | Yes |