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Adjusted savings: net forest depletion > % of GNI
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2.02 % of GNI
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[10th of 57]
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Areas under protection
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3 |
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[137th of 146]
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Definition: Environment > Areas under protection |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Biodiversity richness
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1 |
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[42nd 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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0.25 CO2 emissions/$ GDP |
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[129th of 141]
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Definition: Environment > Carbon efficiency |
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CO2 Emissions
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1,336.3 |
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[133rd of 178]
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Definition: Environment > CO2 Emissions |
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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 |
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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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0.85 |
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[129th 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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0% |
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[124th 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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27.36 % of land area
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[107th 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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67,240 km²
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[66th 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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190 |
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[45th of 145]
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Definition: Environment > Known mammal species |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Marine fish catch
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81,618 tons |
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[61st of 141]
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Definition: Environment > Marine fish catch |
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Source: World Resources Institute |
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NOx emissions per populated area
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0.08 thousand metric tons/squ |
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[129th of 141]
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Definition: Environment > NOx emissions per populated area |
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Source: FAOSTAT on-line database |
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Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999
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345 |
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[142nd 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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0.7 |
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[130th 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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70 thousand metric tons/squ |
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[135th 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 > Mammal
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11 |
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[73rd of 160]
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Definition: Environment > Threatened species > Mammal |
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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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Water > Availability
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10.13 thousand cubic metres |
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[40th 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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6.51 mls/litre |
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[103rd 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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Wildness
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0.02% |
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[111st of 141]
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Definition: Environment > Wildness |
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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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