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Key Indicators | Environment | Population | Vital Statistics | Labor Force | Investments | Agriculture | Industry | Building and Construction | Transportation | ITC | Prices Index | Finance |  Education | Health | National Account  | Tourism | Information | Security |Social Welfare |  Forging Trade |   Table 1 | Table 2 | Table 3 | Table 4 | Table 5-7 | Table 8 | Table 9 | Table 10 | Table 11 | Table 12   Types and areas of degraded, desert and stable lands in the Republic Table No: ( 10 )   Degradation Type Area (Hectare) Water erosion (W), out of : 5070608 1- Slight W 643960 2-Moderate W 1846813 3-Severe W 2579835 Wind erosion (E) : 578189 Over blowing (E3) 475246 Sheet erosion (E0) 102943 Chemical deterioration (Salinity) 37089 Physical deterioration (Crusting) : 12717 Non - used Wasteland 38917985 1-Desert 4856897 2- Sand dunes 5815937 3- Wetland 48347 4- Rocks 28196804 Stable Land: 933658 1-Stabilised naturally 272154 2-Stabilised by conservation practices 661504 Total  area  45550246 Source :Land degradation project in Republic of Yemen. 2002 Soil and Water Use Division (ACSAD) and Renewable Natural Resources Research Center - AREA.

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