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Adjusted savings: net forest depletion > % of GNI	1.11 % of GNI		[17th of 57]
Areas under protection	68		[63rd of 146]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Biodiversity richness	2		[28th of 53]
Source: World Resources Institute
Carbon efficiency	0.85 CO2 emissions/$ GDP		[91st of 141]
CO2 Emissions	10,191		[87th of 178]
Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
Current issues water pollution from urban and industrial wastes; degradation of water quality from increased use of pesticides and fertilizers; water hyacinth infestation in Lake Victoria; deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; poaching
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	1.15		[102nd of 141]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Endangered species protection	65%		[77th of 141]
Source: World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Living Planet Report 2000, Gland, Switzerland: 2000, and Redefining Progress.
Forest area > % of land area	6.19 % of land area		[164th 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	35,220 km²		[83rd of 195]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Known mammal species	359		[9th of 145]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999	2,412		[92nd of 199]
Source: World Resources Institute
Protected area	6.2		[68th of 147]
Source: Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication
SO2 emissions per populated area	160 thousand metric tons/squ		[107th of 141]
Source: Jacaranda Atlas
Threatened species	107		[16th of 158]
Source: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Special Report on Emissions Scenarios, Data Version 1.1, B1Illustrative Marker Scenario with model IMAGE
Threatened species > Mammal	43		[11th of 160]
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
Water > Availability	1.51 thousand cubic metres		[95th of 141]
Source: Jacaranda Atlas
Water > Freshwater pollution	0.78 tons/cubic km		[35th of 69]
Source: Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, WaterGAP 2.1B, 2001 via ciesin.org
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions	1.71 %		[23rd of 114]
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	39.01%		[30th of 141]
Source: World Development Indicators database

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