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Areas under protection
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321 |
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[24th of 146]
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Biodiversity richness
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2 |
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[22nd of 53]
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Definition: Environment > Biodiversity richness |
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Source: World Resources Institute |
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Carbon efficiency
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1.54 CO2 emissions/$ GDP |
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[47th of 141]
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Definition: Environment > Carbon efficiency |
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CO2 Emissions
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31,353.9 |
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[65th of 178]
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Definition: Environment > CO2 Emissions |
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Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center |
Current issues
air and water pollution; biodiversity loss; deforestation |
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Definition: Environment > Current issues |
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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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2.1 |
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[71st of 141]
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Definition: Environment > Ecological footprint |
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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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88.9% |
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[36th of 141]
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Definition: Environment > Endangered species protection |
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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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24.7 % of land area
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[111st of 195]
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Definition: Environment > Forest area > % of land area |
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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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27,130 km²
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[94th of 195]
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Definition: Environment > Forest area > sq. km |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Known mammal species
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31 |
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[138th of 145]
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Definition: Environment > Known mammal species |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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NOx emissions per populated area
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0.16 thousand metric tons/squ |
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[99th of 141]
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Definition: Environment > NOx emissions per populated area |
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Source: World Resources Institute |
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Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999
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6,926 |
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[68th of 199]
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Definition: Environment > Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 |
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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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17.4 |
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[16th of 147]
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Definition: Environment > Protected area |
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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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1,730 thousand metric tons/squ |
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[35th of 141]
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Definition: Environment > SO2 emissions per populated area |
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Source: Jacaranda Atlas |
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Threatened species
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36 |
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[55th of 158]
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Definition: Environment > Threatened species |
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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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9 |
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[96th of 160]
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Definition: Environment > Threatened species > Mammal |
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Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook |
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Water > Availability
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2.01 thousand cubic metres |
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[84th of 141]
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Definition: Environment > Water > Availability |
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Source: Jacaranda Atlas |
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Water > Dissolved oxygen concentration
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8.1 mls/litre |
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[63rd of 141]
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Definition: Environment > Water > Dissolved oxygen concentration |
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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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0.67 %
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[92nd of 114]
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Definition: Environment > Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions |
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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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Wildness
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0.91% |
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[87th of 141]
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Definition: Environment > Wildness |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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