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Carbon efficiency
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2.68 CO2 emissions/$ GDP |
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[22nd of 141]
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CO2 emissions > kt
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48,941.34 kt
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[56th of 195]
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Current issues
deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; water pollution from raw sewage and petroleum refining wastes; inadequate potable water |
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Ecological footprint
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2.56 |
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[62nd of 141]
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Endangered species protection
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0% |
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[120th of 141]
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Forest area > % of land area
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2.51 % of land area
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[176th of 195]
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Forest area > sq. km
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4,610 km²
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[137th of 195]
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Marine fish catch
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2,530 tons |
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[100th of 141]
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NOx emissions per populated area
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0.21 thousand metric tons/squ |
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[79th of 141]
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Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999
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14,563 |
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[49th of 199]
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SO2 emissions per populated area
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710 thousand metric tons/squ |
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[62nd of 141]
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Threatened species > Mammal
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4 |
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[135th of 160]
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Water > Availability
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0.35 thousand cubic metres |
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[124th of 141]
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Water > Dissolved oxygen concentration
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5.83 mls/litre |
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[118th of 141]
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Water > Phosphorus concentration
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0.21 mls/litre |
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[95th of 141]
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Water > Severe water stress
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99.6 |
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[3rd of 140]
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Water pollution, chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions
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3.9 %
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[74th of 114]
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Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions
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19.37 %
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[16th of 114]
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Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions
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0.17 %
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[86th of 114]
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Wildness
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0.11% |
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[102nd of 141]
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SOURCES: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center; World Development Indicators database; 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; Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication; 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; 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; Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, WaterGap 2.1, 2000 via ciesin.org; 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
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Syria, Syrian Arab Republic, Al Jumhuriyah al Arabiyah as Suriyah, Suriyah
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