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Asia > Georgia > Environment

GEORGIAN ENVIRONMENT STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI 0.51 % of GNI Time series [65th of 179]
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage > % of GNI 1.14 % of GNI Time series [20th of 165]
Areas under protection 17 [95th of 146]
CO2 Emissions 6,233.2 [98th of 178]
CO2 emissions > kt 3,725.27 kt Time series [120th of 195]
Current issues
air pollution, particularly in Rust'avi; heavy pollution of Mtkvari River and the Black Sea; inadequate supplies of potable water; soil pollution from toxic chemicals
Forest area > % of land area 39.72 % of land area Time series [64th of 195]
Forest area > sq. km 27,600 km² Time series [91st of 195]
Freshwater withdrawal 3.61 Time series [53rd of 124]
Freshwater withdrawal > Industrial 21% Time series [19th of 124]
International agreements > Party to
Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
Known breeding bird species 208 [71st of 146]
Known mammal species 107 [81st of 145]
PM10, country level > micrograms per cubic meter 44.92 mcg/m³ Time series [77th of 185]
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 1,467 [105th of 199]
Protected area 2.8 [105th of 147]
Threatened species 34 [62nd of 158]
Threatened species > Mammal 10 [91st of 160]
Total renewable water resources 63.3 cu km Time series [10th of 31]
Wetlands of intl importance > Area 34 thousand hectares [89th of 112]

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SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; World Resources Institute; World Resources Institute. 2003. Carbon Emissions from energy use and cement manufacturing, 1850 to 2000. Available on-line through the Climate Analysis Indicators Tool (CAIT) at Washington, DC: World Resources Institute; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication; Jacaranda Atlas; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Georgia, Sak'art'velo

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