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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI	0.44 % of GNI		[73rd of 179]
Adjusted savings: net forest depletion > % of GNI	7.19 % of GNI		[2nd of 57]
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage > % of GNI	0.2 % of GNI		[112nd of 165]
Areas under protection	1		[142nd of 146]
CO2 Emissions	170.7		[165th of 178]
CO2 emissions > kt	179.49 kt		[183rd of 195]
Coral reefs > Area	5,750 sq km		[3rd of 28]
Current issues deforestation; soil erosion; many of the surrounding coral reefs are dead or dying
Forest area > % of land area	77.6 % of land area		[7th of 195]
Forest area > sq. km	21,720 km²		[102nd of 195]
Known breeding bird species	111		[136th of 146]
Known mammal species	53		[134th of 145]
PM10, country level > micrograms per cubic meter	35.92 mcg/m³		[104th of 185]
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999	45		[179th of 199]
Threatened species > Mammal	20		[34th of 160]
Total renewable water resources	44.7 cu km		[10th of 31]
Water pollution, food industry > % of total BOD emissions	86.19 %		[2nd of 114]
Water pollution, paper and pulp industry > % of total BOD emissions	6.91 %		[79th of 111]
Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions	1.34 %		[97th of 114]
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions	5.45 %		[7th of 114]

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