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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI	0.28 % of GNI		[108th of 179]
CO2 Emissions	359.1		[156th of 178]
CO2 emissions > kg per 2000 PPP $ of GDP	0.48 kg/PPP$		[48th of 170]
CO2 emissions > kt	399.27 kt		[170th of 195]
Coral reefs > Area	240 sq km		[22nd of 28]
Coral reefs > Share	0.08%
Current issues water management - a major concern because of limited natural fresh water resources - is further hampered by the clearing of trees to increase crop production, causing rainfall to run off quickly
Forest area > % of land area	20.45 % of land area		[125th of 195]
Forest area > sq. km	90 km²		[178th of 195]
Groundwater withdrawals	0		[112nd of 188]
International agreements > Party to Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
International agreements > Signed but not ratified none of the selected agreements
PM10, country level > micrograms per cubic meter	11.14 mcg/m³		[176th of 185]
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999	95		[167th of 199]
Threatened species	6		[144th of 158]
Total renewable water resources	0.1 cu km		[25th of 31]

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