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Adjusted savings: net forest depletion > % of GNI
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0.16 % of GNI
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[40th of 57]
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Areas under protection
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10 |
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[113rd of 146]
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Carbon efficiency
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0 CO2 emissions/$ GDP |
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[140th of 141]
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Current issues
famine; use of contaminated water contributes to human health problems; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification |
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Ecological footprint
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0.97 |
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[114th of 141]
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Endangered species protection
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7.7% |
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[108th of 141]
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Forest area > % of land area
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11.37 % of land area
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[144th of 195]
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Forest area > sq. km
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71,310 km²
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[64th of 195]
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Known mammal species
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171 |
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[57th of 145]
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Marine fish catch
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19,100 tons |
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[80th of 141]
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NOx emissions per populated area
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0.05 thousand metric tons/squ |
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[136th of 141]
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Protected area
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0.3 |
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[135th of 147]
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SO2 emissions per populated area
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60 thousand metric tons/squ |
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[136th of 141]
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Threatened species > Mammal
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18 |
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[38th of 160]
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Water > Availability
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0.24 thousand cubic metres |
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[126th of 141]
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Water > Dissolved oxygen concentration
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7.83 mls/litre |
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[68th of 141]
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Water pollution, chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions
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1.53 %
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[102nd of 114]
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Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions
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2.7 %
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[97th of 114]
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Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions
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0.3 %
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[104th of 114]
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Wildness
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17.7% |
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[48th of 141]
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SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; World Resources Institute; Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Living Planet Report 2000, Gland, Switzerland: 2000, and Redefining Progress.; Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, Report on National Reports Required Under Article VIII, Paragraph 7(a), of the Convention, Eleventh Meeting of the Conference of the Parties, Gigiri, Kenya, April 2000; FAOSTAT on-line database; Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Special Report on Emissions Scenarios, Data Version 1.1, B1Illustrative Marker Scenario with model IMAGE; Jacaranda Atlas; Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, WaterGAP 2.1B, 2001 via ciesin.org; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Global Environmental Monitoring System/Water Quality Monitoring System, with data for an additional 29 countries from Prescott-Allen,R. The Well being of Nations, Washington, DC: Island Press, 2001; Wild Areas Project (WAP), joint Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and CIESIN project to map the lastwild places on the earth's surface. via ciesin.org
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