Editing Geography of Myanmar (section)

==Land use and natural resources==
[[File:A large company Jade Mine in Hpakant 2018 January .jpg|thumb|right|Jade Mine in [[Hpakant]]]]
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! Arable land
| 16.56%
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! Permanent crops
| 2.25%
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! Other land
| 81.20% (2012)
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! Irrigated land
| 21,100&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> (2004)
|-
! Total renewable water resources
| {{convert|1168|km3|0|abbr=on}} (2011)
|-
! Freshwater withdrawal, total (domestic/industrial/agricultural)
| {{convert|33.23|km3/a|abbr=on|lk=on}} (10%/1%/89%)
|-
! Freshwater withdrawal, per capita
| {{convert|728.6|km3/a|0|abbr=on}} (2005)
|}
Since ancient times, Myanmar has been famous for its abundance of natural resources. The Sanskrit name ''Suvarnabhumi'' (သုဝဏ္ဏဘူမိ) has been used in relation to the area in modern-day Lower Burma and Thailand for millennia. Today, major resources include petroleum, natural gas, [[teak]], other timber, [[tin]], [[antimony]], [[zinc]], copper, [[tungsten]], lead, coal, [[marble]], [[limestone]], [[jade]], [[rubies]], [[sapphire]] natural gas, and [[hydropower]]. Since 2010, Myanmar has had an explosion of foreign direct investment in the extractive sector.<ref name="hbs"/> New large-scale infrastructure projects like the [[Sino-Myanmar pipelines|Kyaukphyu Pipeline]] and [[Myitsone Dam]] have caused controversy within the country, particularly in regard to China's role in the projects.<ref>{{cite web |last=Fawthrop |first=Tom |date=11 March 2019 |title=Myanmar's Myitsone Dam Dilemma |url=https://thediplomat.com/2019/03/myanmars-myitsone-dam-dilemma/ |access-date=12 July 2022 |website=The Diplomat |archive-date=11 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711071003/https://thediplomat.com/2019/03/myanmars-myitsone-dam-dilemma/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://amti.csis.org/kyaukpyu-china-indian-ocean/ |title=Kyaukphyu: Connecting China to the Indian Ocean |last=Poling |first=Gregory |date=4 April 2018 |website=Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative |publisher=Center for Strategic and International Studies |access-date=12 July 2022 |archive-date=10 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220710085009/https://amti.csis.org/kyaukpyu-china-indian-ocean/ |url-status=live }}</ref>