FACTOID #
4:
The total
area of Australia’s coral reefs
is greater than the total area of any of 130 individual countries, including
Slovakia
, the
Dominican Republic
,
Kuwait
,
Singapore
, and
Rwanda
.
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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI
1.53 % of GNI
[13th of 179]
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage > % of GNI
0.65 % of GNI
[53rd of 165]
Areas under protection
18
[92nd of 146]
Biodiversity richness
2
[15th of 53]
CO2 Emissions
2,243.8
[121st of 178]
CO2 emissions > kt
2,238.09 kt
[131st of 195]
Current issues
deforestation as timber is cut for export; pollution of inland waterways by small-scale mining activities
Forest area > % of land area
94.72 % of land area
[1st of 195]
Forest area > sq. km
147,760 km²
[38th of 195]
Freshwater withdrawal > Industrial
3%
[76th of 124]
Known breeding bird species
235
[51st of 146]
Known mammal species
180
[52nd of 145]
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999
587
[124th of 199]
Protected area
4.7
[83rd of 147]
Threatened species
18
[99th of 158]
Threatened species > Mammal
10
[81st of 160]
Water pollution, chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions
3.07 %
[99th of 114]
Water pollution, paper and pulp industry > % of total BOD emissions
3.81 %
[104th of 111]
Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions
2.14 %
[107th of 114]
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions
5.49 %
[7th of 114]
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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:
Suriname, Republic of Suriname, Republiek Suriname, surinam
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