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Areas under protection	719		[17th of 146]
Carbon efficiency	0.9 CO2 emissions/$ GDP		[88th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Carbon efficiency
Source: World Resources Institute
CO2 Emissions	64,381.6		[41st of 178]
Definition: Environment > CO2 Emissions
Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
Current issues some forest degradation caused by air and soil pollution; soil pollution results from the use of agricultural chemicals; air pollution results from emissions by coal- and oil-fired power stations and industrial plants and from trucks transiting Austria between northern and southern Europe
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	5.45		[27th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Ecological footprint
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Endangered species protection	100%		[16th 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	46.84 % of land area		[47th 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
Known mammal species	83		[101st of 145]
Definition: Environment > Known mammal species
Source: World Development Indicators database
Municipal waste generation	560 kgs per person per year		[8th of 17]
Definition: Environment > Municipal waste generation
Source: World Resources Institute
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999	16,748		[42nd of 199]
Definition: Environment > Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999
Source: OECD Environmental Data Compendium: 2002
Pollution > Carbon Dioxide per capita	8		[17th of 29]
Definition: Environment > Pollution > Carbon Dioxide per capita
Source: Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication
Pollution > Municipal Waste per capita	510		[13th of 29]
Definition: Environment > Pollution > Municipal Waste per capita
Source: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris, France, OECD Environmental Data Compendium
Protected area	28.3		[5th of 147]
Definition: Environment > Protected area
Source: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris, France, OECD Environmental Data Compendium
SO2 emissions per populated area	850 thousand metric tons/squ		[59th of 141]
Definition: Environment > SO2 emissions per populated area
Source: Jacaranda Atlas
Threatened species	61		[31st 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
Waste generation	380 kgs per person per year		[9th of 16]
Definition: Environment > Waste generation
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
Water > Availability	6.37 thousand cubic metres		[49th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Water > Availability
Source: OECD Environmental Data Compendium: 2002
Water > Freshwater pollution	0.88 tons/cubic km		[33rd of 69]
Definition: Environment > Water > Freshwater pollution
Source: Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, WaterGAP 2.1B, 2001 via ciesin.org
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions	12.3 %		[1st of 114]
Definition: Environment > Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators 2001, Washington, DC: World Bank, 2001 (for BOD emissions)and Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, WaterGap 2.1, 2000 (for data on waterquantity). via ciesin.org
Wildness	0.04%		[106th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Wildness
Source: World Development Indicators database

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