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Areas under protection	5		[131st of 146]
Carbon efficiency	2.92 CO2 emissions/$ GDP		[18th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Carbon efficiency
Source: World Resources Institute
CO2 Emissions	58,516.6		[46th of 178]
Definition: Environment > CO2 Emissions
Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
Current issues limited natural fresh water resources; some of world's largest and most sophisticated desalination facilities provide much of the water; air and water pollution; desertification
Definition: Environment > Current issues
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	10.31		[3rd of 141]
Definition: Environment > Ecological footprint
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Endangered species protection	0%		[119th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Endangered species protection
Source: World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Living Planet Report 2000, Gland, Switzerland: 2000, and Redefining Progress.
Forest area > % of land area	0.34 % of land area		[189th of 195]
Definition: Environment > Forest area > % of land area
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	60 km²		[181st of 195]
Definition: Environment > Forest area > sq. km
Source: World Development Indicators database
Known mammal species	21		[142nd of 145]
Definition: Environment > Known mammal species
Source: World Development Indicators database
Marine fish catch	4,757 tons		[94th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Marine fish catch
Source: World Resources Institute
NOx emissions per populated area	1.05 thousand metric tons/squ		[18th of 141]
Definition: Environment > NOx emissions per populated area
Source: FAOSTAT on-line database
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999	13,092		[52nd of 199]
Definition: Environment > Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999
Source: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Special Report on Emissions Scenarios, Data Version 1.1, B1Illustrative Marker Scenario with model IMAGE
Protected area	1.5		[122nd of 147]
Definition: Environment > Protected area
Source: Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication
SO2 emissions per populated area	7,120 thousand metric tons/squ		[6th of 141]
Definition: Environment > SO2 emissions per populated area
Source: Jacaranda Atlas
Threatened species	6		[145th of 158]
Definition: Environment > Threatened species
Source: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Special Report on Emissions Scenarios, Data Version 1.1, B1Illustrative Marker Scenario with model IMAGE
Threatened species > Mammal	1		[156th of 160]
Definition: Environment > Threatened species > Mammal
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
Water > Availability	-0.2 thousand cubic metres		[132nd of 141]
Definition: Environment > Water > Availability
Source: Jacaranda Atlas
Water > Dissolved oxygen concentration	10.24 mls/litre		[19th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Water > Dissolved oxygen concentration
Source: Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, WaterGAP 2.1B, 2001 via ciesin.org
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions	2.8 %		[26th of 114]
Definition: Environment > Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions
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
Wildness	0.11%		[101st of 141]
Definition: Environment > Wildness
Source: World Development Indicators database

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