Country profile
Area: | 56,542 km2 (water: 0.23%) |
Population: (estimate) | 4,551,000 |
Population density: | 80 /km2 |
Data obtained from WMO: | |
Number of meteorological stations in WMO GOS catalog: | 44 |
GOS stations density: | 0.77 /1000 km2 |
Data obtained by questionnaire: | |
Number of automatic weather stations (AWS): | 32 |
AWS density: | 0.56 /1000 km2 (Remark:only few stations measure precipitation) |
Number of manned meteorological stations (measuring at least precipitation): | 400 |
Manned stations density: | 7.07 /1000 km2 (Remark: data not available sooner than after one month for majority of stations) |
Number of soil moisture measurement sites: | 50 |
Number of groundwater measurement sites: | 300 |
Data on soil type available? | Yes |
Data on soil water holding capacity available? | Yes |