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Acidification	54.16%		[6th of 141]
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI	0.2 % of GNI		[136th of 179]
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage > % of GNI	0.07 % of GNI		[142nd of 165]
Areas under protection	73		[58th of 146]
Areas under protection (per capita)	18.1773 per 1 million people		[29th of 146]
Biosphere reserves area	11 thousand hectares		[84th of 86]
Biosphere reserves area (per capita)	2.73904 thousand hectares per 1		[73rd of 86]
Breeding birds threatened	0.7%		[124th of 136]
Carbon efficiency	1.23 CO2 emissions/$ GDP		[65th of 141]
CO2 Emissions	42,815.3		[56th of 178]
CO2 Emissions (per capita)	10.6612 per 1,000 people		[17th of 176]
CO2 emissions > kg per 2000 PPP $ of GDP	0.3 kg/PPP$		[91st of 170]
CO2 emissions > kt	41,358.93 kt		[62nd of 195]
CO2 emissions > kt (per capita)	10.351 kt per 1,000 people		[24th of 196]
Current issues water pollution, especially of lakes, from agricultural runoff
Ecological footprint	9.43		[6th of 141]
Endangered species protection	0%		[126th of 141]
Environmental agreement compliance	4.83		[24th of 70]
Expenditure pollution control as % of GDP	0.6 % of GDP		[17th of 17]
Fertiliser consumption	5,210.33 hundred grams/hectare		[6th of 141]
Forest area > % of land area	9.71 % of land area		[151st of 195]
Forest area > sq. km	6,690 km²		[129th of 195]
Forest area > sq. km (per capita)	1,608.521 km² per 1,000 people		[125th of 195]
Groundwater withdrawals	62.3		[63rd of 188]
International agreements > Party to Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
International agreements > Signed but not ratified Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Marine Life Conservation
Known breeding bird species	143		[117th of 146]
Known breeding bird species (per capita)	35.6076 per 1 million people		[43rd of 146]
Known mammal species	25		[139th of 145]
Known mammal species (per capita)	6.2251 per 1 million people		[101st of 145]
Known reptile species	1		[18th of 18]
Kyoto Protocol > Results to date > EU Assigned Objective > for 2012	13 %		[4th of 7]
Kyoto Protocol > Treaty Obligation 2008-2012	-8%		[8th of 9]
Marine areas under protection	3		[61st of 95]
Marine areas under protection (per capita)	0.747012 per 1 million people		[36th of 95]
Marine fish catch	253,242 tons		[39th of 141]
Marine fish catch (per capita)	63.0583 tons per 1,000 people		[10th of 141]
Municipal waste generation	560 kgs per person per year		[9th of 17]
Municipal waste treatment expenditure	$9.50		[15th of 18]
Non-wildness	17.95%		[18th of 141]
NOx emissions per populated area	0.45 thousand metric tons/squ		[39th of 141]
Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions > kg per day	11,616.46 kg/day		[42nd of 115]
Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions > kg per day per worker	0.21 kg per day per worker		[11th of 115]
PM10, country level > micrograms per cubic meter	18.69 mcg/m³		[154th of 185]
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999	11,030		[58th of 199]
Pollution > Carbon Dioxide per capita	10		[11th of 29]
Pollution > Municipal Waste per capita	560		[11th of 29]
Pollution > Nitrogen Oxides per capita	34		[15th of 29]
Protected area	0.9		[127th of 147]
Red Kite > Populations and trends > Pairs	1
Red Kite > Populations and trends > Year	2000
SO2 emissions per populated area	970 thousand metric tons/squ		[52nd of 141]
SO2 exports	565 hundred metric tons		[106th of 141]
Sustainability-satisfying companies	30.2%		[11th of 31]
Threatened species	6		[147th of 158]
Threatened species > Mammal	2		[154th of 160]
Total renewable water resources	46.8 cu km		[11th of 31]
Urban NO2 concentration	24.02 micrograms/m3		[128th of 141]
Urban SO2 concentration	18.89 micrograms/m3		[109th of 141]
Waste generation	330 kgs per person per year		[14th of 16]
Water > Availability	12.47 thousand cubic metres		[37th of 141]
Water > Dissolved oxygen concentration	10.85 mls/litre		[8th of 141]
Water > Freshwater pollution	0.68 tons/cubic km		[38th of 69]
Water > Phosphorus concentration	0.11 mls/litre		[119th of 141]
Water > Salinisation	723.43		[60th of 141]
Water > Severe water stress	0		[113rd of 140]
Water > Suspended solids	3.97 mls/litre		[104th of 141]
Water pollution, chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions	10.4 %		[21st of 114]
Water pollution, clay and glass industry > % of total BOD emissions	0.69 %		[3rd of 112]
Water pollution, food industry > % of total BOD emissions	22.94 %		[48th of 114]
Water pollution, metal industry > % of total BOD emissions	1.92 %		[46th of 94]
Water pollution, other industry > % of total BOD emissions	9.34 %		[15th of 107]
Water pollution, paper and pulp industry > % of total BOD emissions	58.47 %		[1st of 111]
Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions	3.06 %		[61st of 114]
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions	7.5 %		[3rd of 114]
Wetlands of intl importance > Area	67 thousand hectares		[74th of 112]
Wetlands of intl importance > Area (per capita)	16.6833 thousand hectares per 1 m		[45th of 112]
Wildness	0.01%		[114th of 141]

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