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Adjusted savings: net forest depletion > % of GNI	1.42 % of GNI		[13th of 57]
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage > % of GNI	0.29 % of GNI		[95th of 165]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Areas under protection	1		[143rd of 146]
Source: World Development Indicators database
CO2 Emissions	209.6		[164th of 178]
Source: World Resources Institute
Current issues population pressure forcing settlement in marginal areas results in overgrazing, severe soil erosion, and soil exhaustion; desertification; Highlands Water Project controls, stores, and redirects water to South Africa
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
Forest area > % of land area	0.26 % of land area		[190th of 195]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Forest area > sq. km	80 km²		[179th of 195]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Freshwater withdrawal > Industrial	40%		[8th of 124]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Known breeding bird species	123		[129th of 146]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Known mammal species	33		[137th of 145]
Source: World Resources Institute
Protected area	0.2		[143rd of 147]
Source: World Resources Institute
Threatened species	9		[133rd of 158]
Source: Jacaranda Atlas
Threatened species > Mammal	2		[151st of 160]
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
Total renewable water resources	5.2 cu km		[15th of 31]
Source: Jacaranda Atlas
Water pollution, chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions	0.72 %		[84th of 114]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Water pollution, food industry > % of total BOD emissions	39.68 %		[65th of 114]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Water pollution, metal industry > % of total BOD emissions	1.21 %		[69th of 94]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Water pollution, paper and pulp industry > % of total BOD emissions	4.04 %		[82nd of 111]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions	51.32 %		[4th of 114]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions	0.59 %		[77th of 114]
Source: World Development Indicators database

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