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Adjusted savings: net forest depletion > % of GNI	0.01 % of GNI		[52nd of 57]
Areas under protection	809		[15th of 146]
Definition: Environment > Areas under protection
Source: World Development Indicators database
Biodiversity richness	1		[41st of 53]
Definition: Environment > Biodiversity richness
Source: World Resources Institute
Carbon efficiency	2.03 CO2 emissions/$ GDP		[35th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Carbon efficiency
CO2 Emissions	3,473,600		[2nd of 178]
Definition: Environment > CO2 Emissions
Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
Coral reefs > Area	1,510 sq km		[11th of 28]
Definition: Environment > Coral reefs > Area
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
Current issues air pollution (greenhouse gases, sulfur dioxide particulates) from reliance on coal produces acid rain; water shortages, particularly in the north; water pollution from untreated wastes; deforestation; estimated loss of one-fifth of agricultural land since 1949 to soil erosion and economic development; desertification; trade in endangered species
Definition: Environment > Current issues
Source: World Atlas of Coral Reefs accessible via United Nations Environment Program
Ecological footprint	1.84		[77th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Ecological footprint
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Endangered species protection	100%		[6th 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	21.15 % of land area		[122nd 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
Known mammal species	394		[6th of 145]
Definition: Environment > Known mammal species
Source: World Development Indicators database
Pollution > Carbon Dioxide from fossil fuels 2000	775		[2nd of 25]
Definition: Environment > Pollution > Carbon Dioxide from fossil fuels 2000
Source: World Resources Institute
Protected area	6.4		[67th 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	2,680 thousand metric tons/squ		[22nd of 141]
Definition: Environment > SO2 emissions per populated area
Source: Jacaranda Atlas
Threatened species	213		[6th 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	75		[2nd of 160]
Definition: Environment > Threatened species > Mammal
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
Water > Availability	1.72 thousand cubic metres		[89th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Water > Availability
Source: Jacaranda Atlas
Water > Freshwater pollution	3.78 tons/cubic km		[14th of 69]
Definition: Environment > Water > Freshwater pollution
Source: Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, WaterGAP 2.1B, 2001 via ciesin.org
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions	0.91 %		[56th of 114]
Definition: Environment > Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions
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
Wildness	31.49%		[36th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Wildness
Source: World Development Indicators database

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