FACTOID # 3: The total area of Australia’s coral reefs is greater than the total area of some 130 individual countries.
 
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Countries (A to Z) Description
Antigua and Barbuda 0.08%
Australia 17.22%
Belize 0.47%
China 0.53%
Colombia 0.33%
Dominican Republic 0.21%
Eritrea 1.15%
Grenada 0.05%
Iran 0.25%
Jamaica 0.44%
Japan 1.02%
Kiribati 1.03%
Malaysia 1.27%
Mexico 0.63%
Micronesia, Federated States of 1.53%
Netherlands 0.17%
New Zealand 0.46%
Papua New Guinea 4.87%
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.06%
Saint Lucia 0.06%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.05%
Solomon Islands 2.02%
Spratly Islands 0.40%
Tuvalu 0.25%
United Arab Emirates 0.42%
United States 1.33%


DEFINITION: Reef areas have been rounded to the nearest 10 sq km, while for those countries with small areas of coral reefs, the terms less than 100, less than 50 and than 10 sq km have been used. There are 80 countries and geographical locations with coral reefs. P

SOURCE: World Atlas of Coral Reefs accessible via United Nations Environment Program

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