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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI
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1.15 % of GNI
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[27th of 179]
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Biodiversity richness
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3 |
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[9th of 53]
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CO2 Emissions
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241.8 |
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[160th of 178]
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CO2 emissions > kt
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241.76 kt
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[179th of 195]
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Current issues
inadequate facilities for disposal of solid waste; threats to the marine ecosystem from sand and coral dredging, illegal fishing practices, and overfishing |
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Forest area > % of land area
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86.96 % of land area
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[4th of 195]
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Forest area > sq. km
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400 km²
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[166th of 195]
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International agreements > Party to
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands, Whaling |
International agreements > Signed but not ratified
none of the selected agreements |
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Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999
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66 |
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[174th of 199]
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Threatened species
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11 |
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[129th 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; 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; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Palau, Republic of Palau, Beluu er a Belau, Belau
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