1-4 LAND CHARACTERISTICS

 

Item

Area

Percentage to Total Area

 

 

 

Total Land Area (10 000 sq.km)

960

100.00

 

 

 

Topographic Features (10 000 sq.km)

 

 

Mountains

320

33.33

Plateaus

250

26.04

Basins

180

18.75

Plains

115

11.98

Hills

95

9.90

 

 

 

Altitude (10 000 sq.km)

 

 

Under 500m

241.7

25.18

500-1000m

162.5

16.93

1000-2000m

239.9

24.99

2000-3000m

67.6

7.04

Above 3000m

248.3

25.86

 

 

 

Total Land Use (10 000 hectares)

 

 

Cultivated Land

9497

9.89

Forests

12863

13.39

Freshwater Area in Land

1747

1.82

Prairie Area

40000

41.62

# Useable Area

31333

32.60

Others

31986

33.28

 

 

 

 

a)       Most figures in this table were obtained from statistical checks during previous years,

and the figure for cultivated land is underestimated. The figures are subject to further verification.