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Areas under protection	14		[101st of 146]
Biodiversity richness	2		[25th of 53]
Definition: Environment > Biodiversity richness
Source: World Resources Institute
Carbon efficiency	0.54 CO2 emissions/$ GDP		[109th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Carbon efficiency
CO2 Emissions	4,854.4		[104th of 178]
Definition: Environment > CO2 Emissions
Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
Current issues overuse of pastures and subsequent soil erosion attributable to population pressures; desertification; deforestation of tropical rain forest, in response to both international demand for tropical timber and to domestic use as fuel, resulting in loss of biodiversity; soil erosion contributing to water pollution and siltation of rivers and dams; inadequate supplies of potable water
Definition: Environment > Current issues
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
Ecological footprint	0.82		[132nd of 141]
Definition: Environment > Ecological footprint
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Endangered species protection	0%		[137th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Endangered species protection
Source: World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Living Planet Report 2000, Gland, Switzerland: 2000, and Redefining Progress.
Forest area > % of land area	47.41 % of land area		[43rd of 195]
Definition: Environment > Forest area > % of land area
Source: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, Report on National Reports Required Under Article VIII, Paragraph 7(a), of the Convention, Eleventh Meeting of the Conference of the Parties, Gigiri, Kenya, April 2000
Forest area > sq. km	591,040 km²		[14th of 195]
Definition: Environment > Forest area > sq. km
Source: World Development Indicators database
Known mammal species	276		[19th of 145]
Definition: Environment > Known mammal species
Source: World Development Indicators database
NOx emissions per populated area	0.33 thousand metric tons/squ		[50th of 141]
Definition: Environment > NOx emissions per populated area
Source: World Resources Institute
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999	2,803		[87th of 199]
Definition: Environment > Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999
Source: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Special Report on Emissions Scenarios, Data Version 1.1, B1Illustrative Marker Scenario with model IMAGE
Protected area	6.6		[65th of 147]
Definition: Environment > Protected area
Source: Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication
SO2 emissions per populated area	200 thousand metric tons/squ		[96th of 141]
Definition: Environment > SO2 emissions per populated area
Source: Jacaranda Atlas
Threatened species	41		[48th of 158]
Definition: Environment > Threatened species
Source: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Special Report on Emissions Scenarios, Data Version 1.1, B1Illustrative Marker Scenario with model IMAGE
Threatened species > Mammal	17		[44th of 160]
Definition: Environment > Threatened species > Mammal
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
Water > Availability	24.24 thousand cubic metres		[21st of 141]
Definition: Environment > Water > Availability
Source: Jacaranda Atlas
Water > Dissolved oxygen concentration	7.69 mls/litre		[72nd of 141]
Definition: Environment > Water > Dissolved oxygen concentration
Source: Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, WaterGAP 2.1B, 2001 via ciesin.org
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions	4.42 %		[15th of 114]
Definition: Environment > Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions
Source: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Global Environmental Monitoring System/Water Quality Monitoring System, with data for an additional 29 countries from Prescott-Allen,R. The Well being of Nations, Washington, DC: Island Press, 2001
Wildness	43.63%		[26th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Wildness
Source: World Development Indicators database

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