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| BURMESE ENVIRONMENT STATS: |
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Areas under protection
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4 |
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[134th of 146]
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Biodiversity richness
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2 |
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[30th of 53]
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Source: World Resources Institute |
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Carbon efficiency
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0.42 CO2 emissions/$ GDP |
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[113rd of 141]
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CO2 Emissions
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8,875.7 |
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[89th of 178]
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Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center |
Current issues
deforestation; industrial pollution of air, soil, and water; inadequate sanitation and water treatment contribute to disease |
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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 |
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Ecological footprint
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1.07 |
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[107th of 141]
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Endangered species protection
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0% |
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[117th of 141]
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Source: World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Living Planet Report 2000, Gland, Switzerland: 2000, and Redefining Progress. |
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Forest area > % of land area
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49 % of land area
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[41st of 195]
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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 |
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Forest area > sq. km
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322,220 km²
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[20th of 195]
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Known mammal species
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300 |
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[16th of 145]
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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NOx emissions per populated area
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0.19 thousand metric tons/squ |
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[88th of 141]
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Source: World Resources Institute |
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Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999
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2,511 |
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[91st of 199]
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Source: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Special Report on Emissions Scenarios, Data Version 1.1, B1Illustrative Marker Scenario with model IMAGE |
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Protected area
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0.3 |
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[139th of 147]
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Source: Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication |
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SO2 emissions per populated area
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90 thousand metric tons/squ |
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[126th of 141]
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Source: Jacaranda Atlas |
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Threatened species
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98 |
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[18th of 158]
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Source: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Special Report on Emissions Scenarios, Data Version 1.1, B1Illustrative Marker Scenario with model IMAGE |
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Threatened species > Mammal
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31 |
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[22nd of 160]
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Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook |
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Water > Availability
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20.06 thousand cubic metres |
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[27th of 141]
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Source: Jacaranda Atlas |
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Water > Freshwater pollution
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0 tons/cubic km |
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[69th of 69]
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Source: Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, WaterGAP 2.1B, 2001 via ciesin.org |
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Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions
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1.66 %
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[37th of 114]
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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 |
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Wildness
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15.66% |
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[54th of 141]
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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SOURCES: World Resources Institute; ; Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center; 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; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Living Planet Report 2000, Gland, Switzerland: 2000, and Redefining Progress.; 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; World Development Indicators database; Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Special Report on Emissions Scenarios, Data Version 1.1, B1Illustrative Marker Scenario with model IMAGE; Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication; Jacaranda Atlas; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, WaterGAP 2.1B, 2001 via ciesin.org; 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; Wild Areas Project (WAP), joint Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and CIESIN project to map the lastwild places on the earth's surface. via ciesin.org
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Burma, Union of Burma, Pyidaungzu Myanma Naingngandaw (translated by the US Government as Union of Myanma and by the Burmese as Union of Myanmar), Myanma Naingngandaw, burma (myanmar), myanmar (burma), myanmar
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