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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI	0.58 % of GNI		[54th of 179]
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage > % of GNI	0.03 % of GNI		[153rd of 165]
Areas under protection	53		[67th of 146]
Areas under protection (per capita)	188.556 per 1 million people		[6th of 146]
CO2 Emissions	827		[139th of 178]
CO2 Emissions (per capita)	2.94218 per 1,000 people		[73rd of 176]
CO2 emissions > kg per 2000 PPP $ of GDP	0.43 kg/PPP$		[56th of 170]
CO2 emissions > kt	780.22 kt		[156th of 195]
CO2 emissions > kt (per capita)	2.851 kt per 1,000 people		[93rd of 196]
Coral reefs > Area	1,330 sq km		[12th of 28]
Coral reefs > Area (per $ GDP)	0.748031 sq km per $1 million		[6th of 26]
Coral reefs > Area (per capita)	4.73168 sq km per 1,000 people		[5th of 27]
Coral reefs > Share	0.47%
Current issues deforestation; water pollution from sewage, industrial effluents, agricultural runoff; solid and sewage waste disposal
Forest area > % of land area	72.47 % of land area		[11th of 195]
Forest area > sq. km	16,530 km²		[110th of 195]
Forest area > sq. km (per capita)	56,648.389 km² per 1,000 people		[8th of 195]
Freshwater withdrawal	0.15		[111st of 124]
Freshwater withdrawal > Agricultural	20%		[116th of 124]
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic	7%		[90th of 124]
Freshwater withdrawal > Industrial	73%		[2nd of 124]
Groundwater withdrawals	0		[167th of 188]
International agreements > Party to Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
International agreements > Signed but not ratified none of the selected agreements
Known breeding bird species	161		[109th of 146]
Known breeding bird species (per capita)	572.783 per 1 million people		[1st of 146]
Known mammal species	125		[71st of 145]
Known mammal species (per capita)	444.707 per 1 million people		[1st of 145]
Marine areas under protection	11		[31st of 95]
Marine areas under protection (per capita)	39.1342 per 1 million people		[1st of 95]
Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions > kg per day	1,884.81 kg/day		[103rd of 115]
Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions > kg per day per worker	0.25 kg per day per worker		[16th of 115]
PM10, country level > micrograms per cubic meter	18.09 mcg/m³		[157th of 185]
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999	169		[153rd of 199]
Protected area	20.9		[10th of 147]
Threatened species	16		[113rd of 158]
Threatened species > Mammal	5		[127th of 160]
Total renewable water resources	18.6 cu km		[21st of 31]
Water pollution, chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions	2.34 %		[100th of 114]
Water pollution, clay and glass industry > % of total BOD emissions	0.13 %		[83rd of 112]
Water pollution, food industry > % of total BOD emissions	78.32 %		[5th of 114]
Water pollution, other industry > % of total BOD emissions	0.79 %		[94th of 107]
Water pollution, paper and pulp industry > % of total BOD emissions	4.63 %		[99th of 111]
Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions	9.42 %		[68th of 114]
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions	4.38 %		[11th of 114]
Wetlands of intl importance > Area	7 thousand hectares		[104th of 112]
Wetlands of intl importance > Area (per capita)	24.9036 thousand hectares per 1 m		[36th of 112]

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