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Areas under protection	802		[16th of 146]
Biodiversity richness	1		[47th of 53]
Definition: Environment > Biodiversity richness
Source: World Resources Institute
Carbon efficiency	0.71 CO2 emissions/$ GDP		[99th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Carbon efficiency
CO2 Emissions	327,858		[15th of 178]
Definition: Environment > CO2 Emissions
Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
Current issues deforestation in Amazon Basin destroys the habitat and endangers a multitude of plant and animal species indigenous to the area; there is a lucrative illegal wildlife trade; air and water pollution in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, and several other large cities; land degradation and water pollution caused by improper mining activities; wetland degradation; severe oil spills
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	2.6		[61st of 141]
Definition: Environment > Ecological footprint
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Endangered species protection	54.2%		[86th 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	56.47 % of land area		[29th 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	4,776,980 km²		[2nd of 195]
Definition: Environment > Forest area > sq. km
Source: World Development Indicators database
Known mammal species	394		[7th of 145]
Definition: Environment > Known mammal species
Source: World Development Indicators database
NOx emissions per populated area	0.34 thousand metric tons/squ		[48th of 141]
Definition: Environment > NOx emissions per populated area
Source: World Resources Institute
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999	82,057		[17th 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
Pollution > Carbon Dioxide from fossil fuels 2000	95		[16th of 25]
Definition: Environment > Pollution > Carbon Dioxide from fossil fuels 2000
Source: Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication
Protected area	4.2		[93rd of 147]
Definition: Environment > Protected area
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, International Energy Annual, 2002, and International Energy Outlook, 2001
SO2 emissions per populated area	360 thousand metric tons/squ		[85th of 141]
Definition: Environment > SO2 emissions per populated area
Source: Jacaranda Atlas
Threatened species	240		[5th 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	71		[4th of 160]
Definition: Environment > Threatened species > Mammal
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
Water > Availability	37.25 thousand cubic metres		[14th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Water > Availability
Source: Jacaranda Atlas
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions	1.37 %		[71st of 114]
Definition: Environment > Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions
Source: Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, WaterGAP 2.1B, 2001 via ciesin.org
Wildness	50.41%		[21st of 141]
Definition: Environment > Wildness
Source: World Development Indicators database

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