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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI
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0.28 % of GNI
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[108th of 179]
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CO2 Emissions
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359.1 |
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[156th of 178]
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Definition: Environment > CO2 Emissions |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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CO2 emissions > kg per 2000 PPP $ of GDP
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0.48 kg/PPP$
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[48th of 170]
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Definition: Environment > CO2 emissions > kg per 2000 PPP $ of GDP |
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Source: 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 |
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CO2 emissions > kt
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399.27 kt
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[170th of 195]
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Definition: Environment > CO2 emissions > kt |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Coral reefs > Area
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240 sq km |
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[22nd of 28]
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Definition: Environment > Coral reefs > Area |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Coral reefs > Share
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0.08% |
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Definition: Environment > Coral reefs > Share |
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Source: World Atlas of Coral Reefs accessible via United Nations Environment Program |
Current issues
water management - a major concern because of limited natural fresh water resources - is further hampered by the clearing of trees to increase crop production, causing rainfall to run off quickly |
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Definition: Environment > Current issues |
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Source: World Atlas of Coral Reefs accessible via United Nations Environment Program |
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Forest area > % of land area
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20.45 % of land area
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[125th of 195]
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Definition: Environment > Forest area > % of land area |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Forest area > sq. km
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90 km²
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[178th of 195]
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Definition: Environment > Forest area > sq. km |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Groundwater withdrawals
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0 |
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[112nd of 188]
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Definition: Environment > Groundwater withdrawals |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
International agreements > Party to
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling |
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Definition: Environment > International agreements > Party to |
International agreements > Signed but not ratified
none of the selected agreements |
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Definition: Environment > International agreements > Signed but not ratified |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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PM10, country level > micrograms per cubic meter
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11.14 mcg/m³
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[176th of 185]
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Definition: Environment > PM10, country level > micrograms per cubic meter |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999
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95 |
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[167th of 199]
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Definition: Environment > Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Threatened species
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6 |
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[144th of 158]
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Definition: Environment > Threatened species |
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Source: Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication |
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Total renewable water resources
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0.1 cu km |
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[25th of 31]
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Definition: Environment > Total renewable water resources |
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Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook |
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