Forest cover map

The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.

Map source: Global Forest Resources Assessment 2000, base map: ESRI

The above map is an extract from the Global Forest Cover map produced as part of FRA 2000. Please refer to FRA Working Paper 19 for a background to the production of the map.

The entire country lies within the latitude of the subtropical region but variation in elevation, slope rainfall, temperature and, to a large extent, soil and drainage determines the location of major forest types. The vegetation varies from tropical moist forests to alpine scrub.

last updated: Monday, September 3, 2007

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