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Natural Resources Some parts of the country contain almost no vegetation, as is the case in the most arid desert zones and in areas that are covered in snow all year. Conversely, there are lush rain forests where the vegetation reaches a height of 40 meters in areas with over 4,000 mm. of annual rainfall. Between these two extremes, there is a large variety of shrub communities, forming extensive, varied bushland, grassland, conifer and holm oak forests in almost all mountain systems, palm groves and jungles with varying degrees of foliage life, highly developed mangroves in the southern parts of both coasts, and pioneer plant communities in coastal dune areas, among many others. As regards non-renewable resources, the country´s petroleum and silver reserves deserve special mention. At the outset of 1998 oil reserves stood at 60.160 billion barrels, and Mexico is the world´s foremost silver producer; output reached 2'701,329 kilograms in 1997. |
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