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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI	0.27 % of GNI		[111st of 179]
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage > % of GNI	0.02 % of GNI		[156th of 165]
CO2 Emissions	1,334.4		[134th of 178]
CO2 emissions > kt	1,190.47 kt		[151st of 195]
Coral reefs > Area	100 sq km		[27th of 28]
Current issues pollution of coastal waters from waste disposal by ships; soil erosion; illegal solid waste disposal threatens contamination of aquifers
Forest area > % of land area	4.65 % of land area		[168th of 195]
Forest area > sq. km	20 km²		[190th of 195]
Freshwater withdrawal	0.09		[116th of 124]
Freshwater withdrawal > Industrial	44%		[7th of 124]
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999	555		[128th of 199]
Protected area	0		[148th of 147]
Threatened species	3		[154th of 158]
Threatened species > Mammal	1		[155th of 160]
Total renewable water resources	0.1 cu km		[21st of 31]
Water pollution, chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions	5.01 %		[70th of 114]
Water pollution, food industry > % of total BOD emissions	61.32 %		[21st of 114]
Water pollution, paper and pulp industry > % of total BOD emissions	20.66 %		[14th of 111]
Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions	7.81 %		[54th of 114]
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions	1.46 %		[61st of 114]

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