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Areas under protection	270		[26th of 146]
Carbon efficiency	1.28 CO2 emissions/$ GDP		[62nd of 141]
Definition: Environment > Carbon efficiency
Source: World Resources Institute
CO2 Emissions	56,618.7		[48th of 178]
Definition: Environment > CO2 Emissions
Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
Current issues air pollution from manufacturing and power plants contributing to acid rain; water pollution from industrial wastes, agricultural chemicals; habitat loss threatens wildlife populations
Definition: Environment > Current issues
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
Ecological footprint	8.45		[8th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Ecological footprint
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Endangered species protection	82.6%		[51st 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	73.87 % of land area		[9th 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	60		[128th of 145]
Definition: Environment > Known mammal species
Source: World Development Indicators database
Municipal waste generation	460 kgs per person per year		[15th of 17]
Definition: Environment > Municipal waste generation
Source: World Resources Institute
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999	15,932		[45th of 199]
Definition: Environment > Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999
Source: OECD Environmental Data Compendium: 2002
Pollution > Carbon Dioxide per capita	12		[6th of 29]
Definition: Environment > Pollution > Carbon Dioxide per capita
Source: Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication
Pollution > Municipal Waste per capita	410		[20th of 29]
Definition: Environment > Pollution > Municipal Waste per capita
Source: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris, France, OECD Environmental Data Compendium
Pollution > Nuclear waste	71		[11th of 16]
Definition: Environment > Pollution > Nuclear waste
Source: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris, France, OECD Environmental Data Compendium
Protected area	6		[71st of 147]
Definition: Environment > Protected area
Source: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris, France, OECD Environmental Data Compendium
Threatened species	17		[104th of 158]
Definition: Environment > Threatened species
Source: Jacaranda Atlas
Waste generation	190 kgs per person per year		[16th of 16]
Definition: Environment > Waste generation
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
Water > Availability	18.01 thousand cubic metres		[30th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Water > Availability
Source: OECD Environmental Data Compendium: 2002
Water > Freshwater pollution	0.61 tons/cubic km		[40th 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	3.93 %		[15th 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	30.04%		[38th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Wildness
Source: World Development Indicators database

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