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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI	0.09 % of GNI		[161st of 179]
Adjusted savings: net forest depletion > % of GNI	1.01 % of GNI		[18th of 57]
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage > % of GNI	0.67 % of GNI		[50th of 165]
Areas under protection	7		[124th of 146]
Areas under protection (per capita)	0.233887 per 1 million people		[139th of 146]
CO2 Emissions	915.3		[138th of 178]
CO2 Emissions (per capita)	0.0305824 per 1,000 people		[174th of 176]
CO2 emissions > kt	703.3 kt		[157th of 195]
CO2 emissions > kt (per capita)	0.194 kt per 1,000 people		[165th of 196]
Current issues limited natural fresh water resources; inadequate supplies of potable water; soil degradation; overgrazing; deforestation (much of the remaining forests are being cut down for fuel and building materials); desertification; air and water pollution
Forest area > % of land area	1.33 % of land area		[181st of 195]
Forest area > sq. km	8,670 km²		[124th of 195]
Freshwater withdrawal	23.26		[26th of 124]
Freshwater withdrawal > Agricultural	98%		[6th of 124]
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic	2%		[121st of 124]
Freshwater withdrawal > Industrial	0%		[124th of 124]
Groundwater withdrawals	0		[172nd of 188]
International agreements > Party to Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection
International agreements > Signed but not ratified Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation
Known breeding bird species	181		[96th of 146]
Known breeding bird species (per capita)	6.04765 per 1 million people		[118th of 146]
Known mammal species	119		[73rd of 145]
Known mammal species (per capita)	3.97608 per 1 million people		[111st of 145]
Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions > kg per day	236.26 kg/day		[54th of 115]
Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions > kg per day per worker	0.21 kg per day per worker		[12th of 115]
PM10, country level > micrograms per cubic meter	46.44 mcg/m³		[72nd of 185]
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999	263		[146th of 199]
Protected area	0.03		[147th of 147]
Snow Leopard > Estimated Population			[3rd of 11]
Snow Leopard > Habitat, population, and home range > Habitat Area in sq. km.	50,000		[8th of 11]
Threatened species	27		[76th of 158]
Threatened species > Mammal	11		[80th of 160]
Total renewable water resources	65 cu km		[9th of 31]
Water pollution, chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions	17.5 %		[3rd of 114]
Water pollution, clay and glass industry > % of total BOD emissions	0.42 %		[8th of 112]
Water pollution, food industry > % of total BOD emissions	31.14 %		[42nd of 114]
Water pollution, metal industry > % of total BOD emissions	0.89 %		[84th of 94]
Water pollution, other industry > % of total BOD emissions	0.3 %		[99th of 107]
Water pollution, paper and pulp industry > % of total BOD emissions	37.73 %		[7th of 111]
Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions	13.19 %		[17th of 114]
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions	1.12 %		[82nd of 114]

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