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Adjusted savings: net forest depletion > % of GNI
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6.07 % of GNI
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[3rd of 57]
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Areas under protection
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2 |
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[140th 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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0.99 CO2 emissions/$ GDP |
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[82nd 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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424.3 |
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[151st of 178]
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Definition: Environment > CO2 Emissions |
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Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center |
Current issues
tropical rain forest deforestation; soil erosion; loss of biodiversity; pollution of coastal waters from oil residue and raw sewage |
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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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1.16 |
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[100th 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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44.4% |
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[96th 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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32.75 % of land area
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[85th 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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31,540 km²
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[88th 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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193 |
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[43rd 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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0.27 thousand metric tons/squ |
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[61st 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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109 |
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[163rd 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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1.3 |
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[123rd 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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110 thousand metric tons/squ |
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[120th 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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30 |
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[67th 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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11 |
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[74th 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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58.85 thousand cubic metres |
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[6th of 141]
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Definition: Environment > Water > Availability |
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Source: Jacaranda Atlas |
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Water > Dissolved oxygen concentration
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8.01 mls/litre |
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[64th of 141]
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Definition: Environment > Water > Dissolved oxygen concentration |
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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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2.33 %
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[42nd of 114]
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Definition: Environment > Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions |
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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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Wildness
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8.96% |
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[65th of 141]
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Definition: Environment > Wildness |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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