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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI
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0.51 % of GNI
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[65th of 179]
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Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage > % of GNI
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1.14 % of GNI
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[20th of 165]
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Definition: Environment > Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage > % of GNI |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Areas under protection
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17 |
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[95th of 146]
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Definition: Environment > Areas under protection |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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CO2 Emissions
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6,233.2 |
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[98th of 178]
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Definition: Environment > CO2 Emissions |
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Source: World Resources Institute |
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CO2 emissions > kt
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3,725.27 kt
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[120th of 195]
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Definition: Environment > CO2 emissions > kt |
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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 |
Current issues
air pollution, particularly in Rust'avi; heavy pollution of Mtkvari River and the Black Sea; inadequate supplies of potable water; soil pollution from toxic chemicals |
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Definition: Environment > Current issues |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Forest area > % of land area
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39.72 % of land area
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[64th of 195]
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Definition: Environment > Forest area > % of land area |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Forest area > sq. km
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27,600 km²
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[91st 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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Freshwater withdrawal
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3.61 |
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[53rd of 124]
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Definition: Environment > Freshwater withdrawal |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Freshwater withdrawal > Industrial
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21% |
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[19th of 124]
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Definition: Environment > Freshwater withdrawal > Industrial |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
International agreements > Party to
Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands |
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Definition: Environment > International agreements > Party to |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Known breeding bird species
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208 |
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[71st of 146]
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Definition: Environment > Known breeding bird species |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Known mammal species
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107 |
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[81st of 145]
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Definition: Environment > Known mammal species |
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Source: World Resources Institute |
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PM10, country level > micrograms per cubic meter
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44.92 mcg/m³
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[77th of 185]
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Definition: Environment > PM10, country level > micrograms per cubic meter |
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Source: World Resources Institute |
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Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999
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1,467 |
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[105th of 199]
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Definition: Environment > Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Protected area
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2.8 |
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[105th 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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Threatened species
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34 |
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[62nd of 158]
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Definition: Environment > Threatened species |
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Source: Jacaranda Atlas |
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Threatened species > Mammal
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10 |
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[91st 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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Total renewable water resources
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63.3 cu km |
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[10th of 31]
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Definition: Environment > Total renewable water resources |
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Source: Jacaranda Atlas |
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Wetlands of intl importance > Area
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34 thousand hectares |
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[89th of 112]
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Definition: Environment > Wetlands of intl importance > Area |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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