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| MALDIVIAN ENVIRONMENT STATS: |
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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI
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0.75 % of GNI
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[43rd of 179]
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Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage > % of GNI
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0.28 % of GNI
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[97th of 165]
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CO2 Emissions
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603.1 |
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[145th of 178]
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(per capita)
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1.72756 per 1,000 people |
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[92nd of 176]
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CO2 emissions > kt
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443.22 kt
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[169th of 195]
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(per capita)
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1.414 kt
per 1,000 people |
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[113rd of 196]
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CPIA policy and institutions for environmental sustainability rating
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4
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[4th of 75]
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Current issues
depletion of freshwater aquifers threatens water supplies; global warming and sea level rise; coral reef bleaching |
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Forest area > % of land area
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3.33 % of land area
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[172nd of 195]
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Forest area > sq. km
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10 km²
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[194th of 195]
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(per capita)
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30.377 km²
per 1,000 people |
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[189th of 195]
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Groundwater withdrawals
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16.3 |
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[76th of 188]
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International agreements > Party to
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution |
International agreements > Signed but not ratified
none of the selected agreements |
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PM10, country level > micrograms per cubic meter
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36.91 mcg/m³
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[101st of 185]
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Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999
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127 |
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[160th of 199]
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Threatened species
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3 |
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[155th of 158]
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SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; 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; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007
; ; Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Maldives, Republic of Maldives, Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa, Dhivehi Raajje, maldives republic
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