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Adjusted savings: net forest depletion > % of GNI	2.02 % of GNI		[10th of 57]
Areas under protection	3		[137th of 146]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Biodiversity richness	1		[42nd of 53]
Source: World Resources Institute
Carbon efficiency	0.25 CO2 emissions/$ GDP		[129th of 141]
CO2 Emissions	1,336.3		[133rd of 178]
Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
Current issues deforestation; inadequate supplies of potable water; desertification; soil contamination and erosion; overfishing, overpopulation in forest region; poor mining practices have led to environmental damage
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	0.85		[129th of 141]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Endangered species protection	0%		[124th of 141]
Source: World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Living Planet Report 2000, Gland, Switzerland: 2000, and Redefining Progress.
Forest area > % of land area	27.36 % of land area		[107th of 195]
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	67,240 km²		[66th of 195]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Known mammal species	190		[45th of 145]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Marine fish catch	81,618 tons		[61st of 141]
Source: World Resources Institute
NOx emissions per populated area	0.08 thousand metric tons/squ		[129th of 141]
Source: FAOSTAT on-line database
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999	345		[142nd of 199]
Source: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Special Report on Emissions Scenarios, Data Version 1.1, B1Illustrative Marker Scenario with model IMAGE
Protected area	0.7		[130th of 147]
Source: Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication
SO2 emissions per populated area	70 thousand metric tons/squ		[135th of 141]
Source: Jacaranda Atlas
Threatened species > Mammal	11		[73rd of 160]
Source: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Special Report on Emissions Scenarios, Data Version 1.1, B1Illustrative Marker Scenario with model IMAGE
Water > Availability	10.13 thousand cubic metres		[40th of 141]
Source: Jacaranda Atlas
Water > Dissolved oxygen concentration	6.51 mls/litre		[103rd of 141]
Source: Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, WaterGAP 2.1B, 2001 via ciesin.org
Wildness	0.02%		[111st of 141]
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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