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DEFINITION:
Number of beaches or marinas with blue flag designation, indicating high environmental and quality standards. Blue flag status is awarded by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) based on criteria such as water quality, safety, environmental education and information, the provision of services and environmental management.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
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1 | Spain | 493 | 2009 | |
2 | Greece | 425 | 2009 | |
3 | Turkey | 279 | 2009 | |
=4 | Portugal | 225 | 2009 | |
=4 | Italy | 225 | 2009 | |
6 | Denmark | 209 | 2009 | |
7 | Croatia | 114 | 2009 | |
8 | United Kingdom | 105 | 2009 | |
9 | Ireland | 74 | 2009 | |
10 | Cyprus | 53 | 2009 | |
11 | Netherlands | 41 | 2009 | |
12 | Germany | 39 | 2009 | |
13 | Sweden | 38 | 2009 | |
14 | Morocco | 25 | 2009 | |
15 | Montenegro | 19 | 2009 | |
16 | South Africa | 18 | 2009 | |
17 | Canada | 11 | 2009 | |
18 | Latvia | 9 | 2009 | |
=19 | Bulgaria | 7 | 2009 | |
=19 | Dominican Republic | 7 | 2009 | |
=21 | Malta | 6 | 2009 | |
=21 | Slovenia | 6 | 2009 | |
=23 | Lithuania | 5 | 2009 | |
=23 | Puerto Rico | 5 | 2009 | |
=23 | Belgium | 5 | 2009 | |
=23 | Poland | 5 | 2009 | |
=23 | Tunisia | 5 | 2009 | |
28 | Norway | 4 | 2009 | |
=29 | Iceland | 2 | 2009 | |
=29 | New Zealand | 2 | 2009 | |
=31 | Finland | 0.0 | 2009 | |
=31 | Russia | 0.0 | 2009 | |
=31 | Romania | 0.0 | 2009 | |
=31 | The Bahamas | 0.0 | 2009 |