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Areas under protection	20		[90th of 146]
Biodiversity richness	2		[23rd of 53]
Definition: Environment > Biodiversity richness
Source: World Resources Institute
Carbon efficiency	0.14 CO2 emissions/$ GDP		[137th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Carbon efficiency
CO2 Emissions	412.6		[152nd of 178]
Definition: Environment > CO2 Emissions
Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
Current issues unexploded ordnance; deforestation; soil erosion; most of the population does not have access to potable water
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	0.91		[120th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Ecological footprint
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Endangered species protection	0%		[135th 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	69.94 % of land area		[12th 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	161,420 km²		[34th of 195]
Definition: Environment > Forest area > sq. km
Source: World Development Indicators database
Known breeding bird species	212		[66th of 146]
Definition: Environment > Known breeding bird species
Source: World Development Indicators database
Known mammal species	172		[56th of 145]
Definition: Environment > Known mammal species
Source: World Resources Institute
Marine fish catch	0 tons		[135th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Marine fish catch
Source: World Resources Institute
NOx emissions per populated area	0.29 thousand metric tons/squ		[57th of 141]
Definition: Environment > NOx emissions per populated area
Source: FAOSTAT on-line database
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999	111		[162nd 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
SO2 emissions per populated area	110 thousand metric tons/squ		[123rd of 141]
Definition: Environment > SO2 emissions per populated area
Source: Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication
Threatened species	68		[26th 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	30		[24th of 160]
Definition: Environment > Threatened species > Mammal
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
Water > Availability	40.43 thousand cubic metres		[12th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Water > Availability
Source: Jacaranda Atlas
Water > Dissolved oxygen concentration	7.98 mls/litre		[66th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Water > Dissolved oxygen concentration
Source: Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, WaterGAP 2.1B, 2001 via ciesin.org
Wildness	6.21%		[66th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Wildness
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

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