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Areas under protection	78		[55th of 146]
Carbon efficiency	1.49 CO2 emissions/$ GDP		[52nd of 141]
Source: World Resources Institute
CO2 Emissions	4,849.3		[105th of 178]
Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
Current issues water pollution; many people get their water directly from contaminated streams and wells; as a result, water-borne diseases are prevalent; increasing soil salinity from faulty irrigation practices
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	1.87		[75th of 141]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Endangered species protection	0%		[131st of 141]
Source: World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Living Planet Report 2000, Gland, Switzerland: 2000, and Redefining Progress.
Forest area > % of land area	4.53 % of land area		[169th 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	8,690 km²		[123rd of 195]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Known mammal species	83		[103rd of 145]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Marine fish catch	0 tons		[127th of 141]
Source: World Resources Institute
NOx emissions per populated area	0.08 thousand metric tons/squ		[130th of 141]
Source: FAOSTAT on-line database
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999	1,287		[108th of 199]
Source: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Special Report on Emissions Scenarios, Data Version 1.1, B1Illustrative Marker Scenario with model IMAGE
Snow Leopard > Habitat, population, and home range > Habitat Area in sq. km.	105,000		[2nd of 11]
Source: Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication
SO2 emissions per populated area	270 thousand metric tons/squ		[91st of 141]
Source: Wikipedia: Snow Leopard
Threatened species	15		[116th of 158]
Source: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Special Report on Emissions Scenarios, Data Version 1.1, B1Illustrative Marker Scenario with model IMAGE
Water > Availability	5.47 thousand cubic metres		[56th of 141]
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
Water > Dissolved oxygen concentration	6.93 mls/litre		[89th of 141]
Source: Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, WaterGAP 2.1B, 2001 via ciesin.org
Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions	11.03 %		[16th of 114]
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
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions	0.93 %		[27th of 114]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Wildness	14.97%		[56th of 141]
Source: World Development Indicators database

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