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Southeast Asia > Taiwan > Environment

TAIWAN ENVIRONMENT STATS:   All Stats  
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Biodiversity richness 3 [7th of 53]
Current issues
air pollution; water pollution from industrial emissions, raw sewage; contamination of drinking water supplies; trade in endangered species; low-level radioactive waste disposal
International agreements > Party to
none of the selected agreements because of Taiwan's international status
International agreements > Signed but not ratified
none of the selected agreements because of Taiwan's international status
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 55,333 [22nd of 199]
Pollution > Carbon Dioxide from fossil fuels 2000 69 [22nd of 25]
    Pollution > Carbon Dioxide from fossil fuels 2000 (per $ GDP) 0.011975 per $100 million [12th of 25]
    Pollution > Carbon Dioxide from fossil fuels 2000 (per capita) 3.01389 per 1 million people [6th of 25]

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SOURCES: ; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication; U.S. Energy Information Administration, International Energy Annual, 2002, and International Energy Outlook, 2001

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Taiwan, taiwan (china, republic of), chinese taipei, T'ai-wan, China, Taiwan, Taiwan (People's Republic of China), Taiwan (Peo. Rep. of China), Taiwan, China

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