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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI	0.27 % of GNI		[111st of 179]
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage > % of GNI	0.02 % of GNI		[156th of 165]
Definition: Environment > Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage > % of GNI
Source: World Development Indicators database
CO2 Emissions	1,334.4		[134th of 178]
Definition: Environment > CO2 Emissions
Source: World Development Indicators database
CO2 emissions > kt	1,190.47 kt		[151st of 195]
Definition: Environment > CO2 emissions > kt
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
Coral reefs > Area	100 sq km		[27th of 28]
Definition: Environment > Coral reefs > Area
Source: World Development Indicators database
Current issues pollution of coastal waters from waste disposal by ships; soil erosion; illegal solid waste disposal threatens contamination of aquifers
Definition: Environment > Current issues
Source: World Atlas of Coral Reefs accessible via United Nations Environment Program
Forest area > % of land area	4.65 % of land area		[168th of 195]
Definition: Environment > Forest area > % of land area
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Forest area > sq. km	20 km²		[190th of 195]
Definition: Environment > Forest area > sq. km
Source: World Development Indicators database
Freshwater withdrawal	0.09		[116th of 124]
Definition: Environment > Freshwater withdrawal
Source: World Development Indicators database
Freshwater withdrawal > Industrial	44%		[7th of 124]
Definition: Environment > Freshwater withdrawal > Industrial
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999	555		[128th of 199]
Definition: Environment > Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Protected area	0		[148th of 147]
Definition: Environment > Protected area
Source: Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication
Threatened species	3		[154th of 158]
Definition: Environment > Threatened species
Source: Jacaranda Atlas
Threatened species > Mammal	1		[155th of 160]
Definition: Environment > Threatened species > Mammal
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
Total renewable water resources	0.1 cu km		[21st of 31]
Definition: Environment > Total renewable water resources
Source: Jacaranda Atlas
Water pollution, chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions	5.01 %		[70th of 114]
Definition: Environment > Water pollution, chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Water pollution, food industry > % of total BOD emissions	61.32 %		[21st of 114]
Definition: Environment > Water pollution, food industry > % of total BOD emissions
Source: World Development Indicators database
Water pollution, paper and pulp industry > % of total BOD emissions	20.66 %		[14th of 111]
Definition: Environment > Water pollution, paper and pulp industry > % of total BOD emissions
Source: World Development Indicators database
Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions	7.81 %		[54th of 114]
Definition: Environment > Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions
Source: World Development Indicators database
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions	1.46 %		[61st of 114]
Definition: Environment > Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions
Source: World Development Indicators database

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