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Adjusted savings: net forest depletion > % of GNI
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0.09 % of GNI
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[48th of 57]
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Areas under protection
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7 |
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[123rd of 146]
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Carbon efficiency
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1.17 CO2 emissions/$ GDP |
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[69th of 141]
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CO2 Emissions
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20,179.1 |
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[71st of 178]
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Current issues
toxic and hazardous waste disposal is ineffective and poses health risks; water pollution from raw sewage; limited natural fresh water resources; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification |
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Ecological footprint
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2.27 |
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[68th of 141]
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Endangered species protection
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100% |
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[9th of 141]
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Forest area > % of land area
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6.8 % of land area
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[160th of 195]
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Forest area > sq. km
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10,560 km²
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[118th of 195]
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Known mammal species
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78 |
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[111st of 145]
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NOx emissions per populated area
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0.22 thousand metric tons/squ |
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[73rd of 141]
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Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999
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4,771 |
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[77th of 199]
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Protected area
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0.3 |
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[138th of 147]
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SO2 emissions per populated area
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1,610 thousand metric tons/squ |
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[40th of 141]
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Threatened species
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24 |
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[82nd of 158]
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Threatened species > Mammal
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11 |
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[71st of 160]
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Water > Availability
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0.22 thousand cubic metres |
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[129th of 141]
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Water > Freshwater pollution
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11.4 tons/cubic km |
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[3rd of 69]
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Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions
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1.87 %
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[21st of 114]
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Wildness
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26.2% |
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[41st of 141]
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SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; World Resources Institute; Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center; 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; 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; 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; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, WaterGAP 2.1B, 2001 via ciesin.org; World Bank, World Development Indicators 2001, Washington, DC: World Bank, 2001 (for BOD emissions)and Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, WaterGap 2.1, 2000 (for data on waterquantity). 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:
Tunisia, Tunisian Republic, Al Jumhuriyah at Tunisiyah, Tunis
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