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| KOREAN ENVIRONMENT STATS: |
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Areas under protection
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31 |
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[78th of 146]
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Carbon efficiency
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4.72 CO2 emissions/$ GDP |
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[9th of 141]
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Definition: Environment > Carbon efficiency |
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CO2 Emissions
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168,320 |
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[24th of 178]
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Definition: Environment > CO2 Emissions |
Current issues
water pollution; inadequate supplies of potable water; waterborne disease; deforestation; soil erosion and degradation |
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Definition: Environment > Current issues |
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Ecological footprint
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1.92 |
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[73rd of 141]
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Definition: Environment > Ecological footprint |
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Endangered species protection
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0% |
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[121st of 141]
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Definition: Environment > Endangered species protection |
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Forest area > % of land area
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51.38 % of land area
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[39th of 195]
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Definition: Environment > Forest area > % of land area |
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Forest area > sq. km
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61,870 km²
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[69th of 195]
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Definition: Environment > Forest area > sq. km |
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Known breeding bird species
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150 |
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[113rd of 146]
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Definition: Environment > Known breeding bird species |
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Marine fish catch
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164,900 tons |
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[48th of 141]
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Definition: Environment > Marine fish catch |
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NOx emissions per populated area
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1.18 thousand metric tons/squ |
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[16th of 141]
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Definition: Environment > NOx emissions per populated area |
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Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999
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56,946 |
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[21st of 199]
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Definition: Environment > Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 |
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Protected area
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0.2 |
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[144th of 147]
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Definition: Environment > Protected area |
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SO2 emissions per populated area
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7,640 thousand metric tons/squ |
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[5th of 141]
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Definition: Environment > SO2 emissions per populated area |
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Threatened species
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27 |
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[74th of 158]
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Definition: Environment > Threatened species |
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Threatened species > Mammal
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5 |
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[123rd of 160]
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Definition: Environment > Threatened species > Mammal |
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Water > Availability
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2.11 thousand cubic metres |
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[82nd of 141]
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Definition: Environment > Water > Availability |
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Water > Dissolved oxygen concentration
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6.73 mls/litre |
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[95th of 141]
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Definition: Environment > Water > Dissolved oxygen concentration |
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Water > Severe water stress
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2.8 |
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[71st of 140]
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Definition: Environment > Water > Severe water stress |
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Wildness
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0% |
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[127th of 141]
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Definition: Environment > Wildness |
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SOURCES: World Resources Institute; Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center; 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; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Living Planet Report 2000, Gland, Switzerland: 2000, and Redefining Progress.; 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; World Development Indicators database; FAOSTAT on-line database; Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Special Report on Emissions Scenarios, Data Version 1.1, B1Illustrative Marker Scenario with model IMAGE; Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication; Jacaranda Atlas; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, WaterGAP 2.1B, 2001 via ciesin.org; 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; Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, WaterGap 2.1, 2000 via ciesin.org; Wild Areas Project (WAP), joint Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and CIESIN project to map the lastwild places on the earth's surface. via ciesin.org
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Korea, North, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, North Korea, Choson-minjujuui-inmin-konghwaguk, korea, democratic people's republic of, democratic people’s republic of korea, korea, dem. people's rep., korea, dem., korea-north nk, Korea DPR, DPR Korea, Korea (DPR), Korea, Democratic People's Republic, D.P.R. Korea
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