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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI	0.31 % of GNI		[113rd of 179]
Adjusted savings: net forest depletion > % of GNI	0.06 % of GNI		[35th of 57]
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage > % of GNI	0.88 % of GNI		[34th of 165]
CO2 Emissions	7,016.6		[94th of 178]
CO2 emissions > kt	7,278.38 kt		[101st of 195]
Current issues water resource problems (no natural reservoir catchments, seasonal disparity in rainfall, sea water intrusion to island's largest aquifer, increased salination in the north); water pollution from sewage and industrial wastes; coastal degradation; loss of wildlife habitats from urbanization
Forest area > % of land area	18.83 % of land area		[128th of 195]
Forest area > sq. km	1,740 km²		[152nd of 195]
Freshwater withdrawal	0.21		[107th of 124]
Freshwater withdrawal > Industrial	1%		[110th of 124]
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999	1,643		[101st of 199]
Threatened species	11		[130th of 158]
Threatened species > Mammal	1		[161st of 160]
Total renewable water resources	0.4 cu km		[25th of 31]
Water pollution, chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions	4.89 %		[24th of 114]
Water pollution, food industry > % of total BOD emissions	68.46 %		[5th of 114]
Water pollution, metal industry > % of total BOD emissions	1.43 %		[24th of 94]
Water pollution, paper and pulp industry > % of total BOD emissions	14.66 %		[15th of 111]
Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions	4.18 %		[27th of 114]
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions	3.83 %		[11th of 114]

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