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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI
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0.15 % of GNI
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[160th of 179]
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CO2 Emissions
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28.9 |
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[178th of 178]
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Definition: Environment > CO2 Emissions |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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CO2 emissions > kt
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29.3 kt
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[195th of 195]
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Definition: Environment > CO2 emissions > kt |
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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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Coral reefs > Area
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2,940 sq km |
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[8th of 28]
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Definition: Environment > Coral reefs > Area |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Coral reefs > Share
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1.03% |
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Definition: Environment > Coral reefs > Share |
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Source: World Atlas of Coral Reefs accessible via United Nations Environment Program |
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CPIA policy and institutions for environmental sustainability rating
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3
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[31st of 75]
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Definition: Environment > CPIA policy and institutions for environmental sustainability rating |
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Source: World Atlas of Coral Reefs accessible via United Nations Environment Program |
Current issues
heavy pollution in lagoon of south Tarawa atoll due to heavy migration mixed with traditional practices such as lagoon latrines and open-pit dumping; ground water at risk |
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Definition: Environment > Current issues |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Forest area > % of land area
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2.74 % of land area
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[175th of 195]
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Definition: Environment > Forest area > % of land area |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Forest area > sq. km
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20 km²
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[189th 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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Groundwater withdrawals
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0 |
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[108th of 188]
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Definition: Environment > Groundwater withdrawals |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
International agreements > Party to
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Whaling |
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Definition: Environment > International agreements > Party to |
International agreements > Signed but not ratified
none of the selected agreements |
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Definition: Environment > International agreements > Signed but not ratified |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999
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7 |
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[195th of 199]
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Definition: Environment > Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Threatened species
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7 |
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[142nd of 158]
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Definition: Environment > Threatened species |
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Source: Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication |
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