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Areas under protection	12		[107th of 146]
Biodiversity richness	2		[19th of 53]
Definition: Environment > Biodiversity richness
Source: World Resources Institute
Carbon efficiency	1.02 CO2 emissions/$ GDP		[77th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Carbon efficiency
CO2 Emissions	4,033.3		[107th of 178]
Definition: Environment > CO2 Emissions
Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
Current issues overgrazing; desertification; limited fresh water resources
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	1.68		[82nd of 141]
Definition: Environment > Ecological footprint
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Endangered species protection	90.5%		[29th 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	21.07 % of land area		[123rd 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	119,430 km²		[44th of 195]
Definition: Environment > Forest area > sq. km
Source: World Development Indicators database
Known mammal species	164		[58th of 145]
Definition: Environment > Known mammal species
Source: World Development Indicators database
NOx emissions per populated area	2.65 thousand metric tons/squ		[5th of 141]
Definition: Environment > NOx emissions per populated area
Source: World Resources Institute
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999	1,058		[112nd 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	18.5		[14th 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	1,320 thousand metric tons/squ		[44th of 141]
Definition: Environment > SO2 emissions per populated area
Source: Jacaranda Atlas
Threatened species	12		[127th 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	5		[124th of 160]
Definition: Environment > Threatened species > Mammal
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
Water > Availability	-7.46 thousand cubic metres		[141st of 141]
Definition: Environment > Water > Availability
Source: Jacaranda Atlas
Water > Freshwater pollution	0.18 tons/cubic km		[52nd 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	1.72 %		[22nd 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	67.41%		[12th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Wildness
Source: World Development Indicators database

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