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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI	0.88 % of GNI		[36th of 179]
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage > % of GNI	0.75 % of GNI		[43rd of 165]
Areas under protection	0		[146th of 146]
CO2 Emissions	10,367.7		[85th of 178]
CO2 emissions > kt	17,051.27 kt		[83rd of 195]
Current issues limited natural fresh water resources; inadequate supplies of potable water; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
Forest area > % of land area	1.04 % of land area		[184th of 195]
Forest area > sq. km	5,490 km²		[131st of 195]
Freshwater withdrawal > Industrial	1%		[113rd of 124]
Known breeding bird species	93		[139th of 146]
Known mammal species	66		[123rd of 145]
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999	4,983		[75th of 199]
Protected area	0		[149th of 147]
Threatened species > Mammal	5		[122nd of 160]
Water pollution, chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions	6.81 %		[17th of 114]
Water pollution, food industry > % of total BOD emissions	74.58 %		[3rd of 114]
Water pollution, metal industry > % of total BOD emissions	5.37 %		[52nd of 94]
Water pollution, paper and pulp industry > % of total BOD emissions	7.71 %		[30th of 111]
Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions	7.62 %		[23rd of 114]
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions	0.87 %		[30th of 114]

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