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Irrigation in the Countries of the Former Soviet Union in figures

Year of publication 1997

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Author Land and Water Division

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (series)

Series title FAO Water Reports

Series number 15

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) FAO's AQUASTAT programme, initiated in 1993, aims to meet the demand for information on water resources and use at regional level, with particular emphasis on irrigation and drainage. The objectives of the programme are to collect and present, in a systematic way, data on rural water use at country level. With an area of more than 22 million km², the former Soviet Union (FSU) covers about 17% of the world and presents a wide range of climatic and physiographic situations, from the arctic zones of Siberia to the arid deserts of Central Asia.

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