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Areas under protection	101		[45th of 146]
Biodiversity richness	1		[49th of 53]
Definition: Environment > Biodiversity richness
Source: World Resources Institute
Carbon efficiency	0.75 CO2 emissions/$ GDP		[96th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Carbon efficiency
CO2 Emissions	63,998.4		[42nd of 178]
Definition: Environment > CO2 Emissions
Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
Coral reefs > Area	940 sq km		[17th 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 deforestation; soil and water quality damage from overuse of pesticides; air pollution, especially in Bogota, from vehicle emissions
Definition: Environment > Current issues
Source: World Atlas of Coral Reefs accessible via United Nations Environment Program
Ecological footprint	1.9		[74th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Ecological footprint
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Endangered species protection	83.3%		[50th 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	54.73 % of land area		[31st 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	607,280 km²		[13th of 195]
Definition: Environment > Forest area > sq. km
Source: World Development Indicators database
Known mammal species	359		[10th of 145]
Definition: Environment > Known mammal species
Source: World Development Indicators database
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999	17,369		[40th of 199]
Definition: Environment > Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999
Source: World Resources Institute
Protected area	9		[46th of 147]
Definition: Environment > Protected area
Source: Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication
SO2 emissions per populated area	240 thousand metric tons/squ		[93rd of 141]
Definition: Environment > SO2 emissions per populated area
Source: Jacaranda Atlas
Threatened species	119		[13th 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	35		[17th of 160]
Definition: Environment > Threatened species > Mammal
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
Water > Availability	45.56 thousand cubic metres		[11th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Water > Availability
Source: Jacaranda Atlas
Water > Freshwater pollution	0.03 tons/cubic km		[67th 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	1.01 %		[61st 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	48.26%		[22nd of 141]
Definition: Environment > Wildness
Source: World Development Indicators database

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