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Adjusted savings: net forest depletion > % of GNI
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0.13 % of GNI
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[46th of 57]
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Areas under protection
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79 |
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[52nd of 146]
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Definition: Environment > Areas under protection |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Carbon efficiency
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1.68 CO2 emissions/$ GDP |
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[45th of 141]
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Definition: Environment > Carbon efficiency |
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Source: World Resources Institute |
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CO2 Emissions
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11,573.8 |
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[83rd of 178]
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Definition: Environment > CO2 Emissions |
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Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center |
Current issues
contamination of soil and groundwater with petroleum products and chemicals at military bases |
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Definition: Environment > Current issues |
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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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Ecological footprint
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4.76 |
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[37th of 141]
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Definition: Environment > Ecological footprint |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Endangered species protection
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0% |
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[138th of 141]
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Definition: Environment > Endangered species protection |
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Source: World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Living Planet Report 2000, Gland, Switzerland: 2000, and Redefining Progress. |
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Forest area > % of land area
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33.49 % of land area
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[82nd of 195]
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Definition: Environment > Forest area > % of land area |
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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 |
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Forest area > sq. km
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20,990 km²
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[104th 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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Known mammal species
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68 |
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[122nd of 145]
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Definition: Environment > Known mammal species |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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NOx emissions per populated area
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0.21 thousand metric tons/squ |
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[80th of 141]
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Definition: Environment > NOx emissions per populated area |
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Source: World Resources Institute |
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Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999
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3,614 |
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[82nd of 199]
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Definition: Environment > Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 |
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Source: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Special Report on Emissions Scenarios, Data Version 1.1, B1Illustrative Marker Scenario with model IMAGE |
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Protected area
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10 |
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[38th of 147]
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Definition: Environment > Protected area |
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Source: Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication |
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SO2 emissions per populated area
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1,690 thousand metric tons/squ |
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[36th of 141]
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Definition: Environment > SO2 emissions per populated area |
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Source: Jacaranda Atlas |
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Threatened species
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15 |
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[118th of 158]
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Definition: Environment > Threatened species |
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Source: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Special Report on Emissions Scenarios, Data Version 1.1, B1Illustrative Marker Scenario with model IMAGE |
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Threatened species > Mammal
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5 |
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[128th of 160]
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Definition: Environment > Threatened species > Mammal |
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Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook |
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Water > Availability
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5.1 thousand cubic metres |
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[57th of 141]
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Definition: Environment > Water > Availability |
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Source: Jacaranda Atlas |
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Water > Freshwater pollution
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1.29 tons/cubic km |
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[27th of 69]
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Definition: Environment > Water > Freshwater pollution |
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Source: Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, WaterGAP 2.1B, 2001 via ciesin.org |
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Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions
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7.06 %
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[3rd of 114]
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Definition: Environment > Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions |
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Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators 2001, Washington, DC: World Bank, 2001 (for BOD emissions)and Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, WaterGap 2.1, 2000 (for data on waterquantity). via ciesin.org |
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Wildness
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0% |
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[135th of 141]
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Definition: Environment > Wildness |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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