| Natural Resources | |
| Item | |
| Land Resources (10 000 hectares) | |
| Area of Cultivated Land | 13004 |
| Area of Unreclaimed Land | 10800 |
| Useable for Agricultural Production | 3535 |
| Area of Afforested Land | 26329 |
| Unreclaimed Land Usable for Afforestation | 5393 |
| Area of Grassland | 40000 |
| Utilizable Area | 31333 |
| Forest Resources | |
| Total Standing Stock Volume (100 million cu.m) |
124.9 |
| Forest Area (10 000 hectares) | 15894 |
| Stock Volume of Forest (100 million cu.m) | 112.7 |
| Forest-coverage Rate (%) | 16.55 |
| Water Resources | |
| Land | |
| Total Water Resources Volume (100 million cu.m) | 28124 |
| Surface Water Volume | 27115 |
| Melt-Water Volume of Glaciers | 563 |
| Ground Water Volume | 8288 |
| Hydropower Resources (100 million kw) |
6.76 |
| Developable Resources | 3.79 |
| Inland Water Area (10 000 hectares) | 1747 |
| Cultivatable Area |
675 |
| Cultivated Area |
467 |
| Sea |
|
| Theoretical Sea-energy Reserves (100
million kw) |
6.3 |
| Coastal Area (10 000 sq.km) |
28 |
| Sea-beach Area (10 000 sq.km) |
2.08 |
| Cultivatable Area in Marine Areas (10
000 hectares) |
260.01 |
| Cultivated Area (10 000 hectares) |
109.49 |
| Cultivable Area in Shallow Sea and Sea-beaches
(10 000 hectares) |
242 |
| Cultivated Area (10 000 hectares) |
89.37 |
| Mineral Resources (Ensured Reserves) (100 000 000 ton) | |
| Coal | 10033 |
| Iron Ore | 457 |
| Phosphate Ore | 132 |
| Sylvite | 4.6 |
| Salt | 1208 |
| a) Figures on natural resources do not
include those of Taiwan Province. b) Figures on forest resources were taken from the Third Forest Census (1994-1998). |
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