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Areas under protection
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12 |
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[108th of 146]
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Biodiversity richness
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1 |
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[43rd of 53]
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Source: World Resources Institute |
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Carbon efficiency
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2.5 CO2 emissions/$ GDP |
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[25th of 141]
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CO2 Emissions
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750 |
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[141st of 178]
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Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center |
Current issues
poaching threatens wildlife populations; water pollution; deforestation; refugees responsible for significant deforestation, soil erosion, and wildlife poaching; mining of minerals (coltan - a mineral used in creating capacitors, diamonds, and gold) causing environmental damage |
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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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1.15 |
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[101st 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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87.5% |
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[40th 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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58.94 % of land area
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[25th 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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1,336,100 km²
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[7th of 195]
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Known mammal species
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200 |
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[37th of 145]
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Marine fish catch
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17,866 tons |
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[81st of 141]
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Source: World Resources Institute |
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NOx emissions per populated area
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0.26 thousand metric tons/squ |
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[63rd of 141]
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Source: FAOSTAT on-line database |
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Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999
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585 |
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[125th 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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4.5 |
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[86th 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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140 thousand metric tons/squ |
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[114th of 141]
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Source: Jacaranda Atlas |
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Threatened species
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16 |
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[110th 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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10 |
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[87th 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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53.89 thousand cubic metres |
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[8th of 141]
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Source: Jacaranda Atlas |
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Water > Dissolved oxygen concentration
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9.15 mls/litre |
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[36th of 141]
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Source: Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, WaterGAP 2.1B, 2001 via ciesin.org |
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Wildness
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71.62% |
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[9th of 141]
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Source: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Global Environmental Monitoring System/Water Quality Monitoring System, with data for an additional 29 countries from Prescott-Allen,R. The Well being of Nations, Washington, DC: Island Press, 2001 |
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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; FAOSTAT on-line 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; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Global Environmental Monitoring System/Water Quality Monitoring System, with data for an additional 29 countries from Prescott-Allen,R. The Well being of Nations, Washington, DC: Island Press, 2001; 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:
Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republique Democratique du Congo, congo (drc), congo (kinshasa), congo dr, congo-kinshasa, dem. rep. of the congo, zaire, Congo, Democratic Republic, Congo, Dem. Republic, Congo (Kinsasha), Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo, Democratic Republic of, Congo, Dem. Rep. of the, Congo, The Democratic Republic of the, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dem Rep. of the Congo, DRC Congo, DR Congo, Congo, Dem. Rep.
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