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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]
Definition: Environment > Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage > % of GNI
Areas under protection	53		[67th of 146]
Definition: Environment > Areas under protection
CO2 Emissions	827		[139th of 178]
Definition: Environment > CO2 Emissions
CO2 emissions > kt	780.22 kt		[156th of 195]
Definition: Environment > CO2 emissions > kt
Coral reefs > Area	1,330 sq km		[12th of 28]
Definition: Environment > Coral reefs > Area
Current issues deforestation; water pollution from sewage, industrial effluents, agricultural runoff; solid and sewage waste disposal
Definition: Environment > Current issues
Forest area > % of land area	72.47 % of land area		[11th of 195]
Definition: Environment > Forest area > % of land area
Forest area > sq. km	16,530 km²		[110th of 195]
Definition: Environment > Forest area > sq. km
Freshwater withdrawal > Industrial	73%		[2nd of 124]
Definition: Environment > Freshwater withdrawal > Industrial
Known breeding bird species	161		[109th of 146]
Definition: Environment > Known breeding bird species
Known mammal species	125		[71st of 145]
Definition: Environment > Known mammal species
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999	169		[153rd of 199]
Definition: Environment > Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999
Protected area	20.9		[10th of 147]
Definition: Environment > Protected area
Threatened species	16		[113rd of 158]
Definition: Environment > Threatened species
Threatened species > Mammal	5		[127th of 160]
Definition: Environment > Threatened species > Mammal
Water pollution, chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions	2.34 %		[100th of 114]
Definition: Environment > Water pollution, chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions
Water pollution, paper and pulp industry > % of total BOD emissions	4.63 %		[99th of 111]
Definition: Environment > Water pollution, paper and pulp industry > % of total BOD emissions
Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions	9.42 %		[68th of 114]
Definition: Environment > Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions	4.38 %		[11th of 114]
Definition: Environment > Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions

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