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Areas under protection	86		[49th of 146]
Carbon efficiency	1.23 CO2 emissions/$ GDP		[64th of 141]
Source: World Resources Institute
CO2 Emissions	174,809		[22nd of 178]
Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
Coral reefs > Area	470 sq km		[21st of 28]
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
Current issues water pollution in the form of heavy metals, organic compounds, and nutrients such as nitrates and phosphates; air pollution from vehicles and refining activities; acid rain
Source: World Atlas of Coral Reefs accessible via United Nations Environment Program
Ecological footprint	5.75		[22nd of 141]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Endangered species protection	100%		[1st of 141]
Source: World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Living Planet Report 2000, Gland, Switzerland: 2000, and Redefining Progress.
Forest area > % of land area	10.77 % of land area		[146th of 195]
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
Known mammal species	55		[132nd of 145]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Municipal waste generation	610 kgs per person per year		[7th of 17]
Source: World Resources Institute
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999	36,747		[26th of 199]
Source: OECD Environmental Data Compendium: 2002
Pollution > Carbon Dioxide from fossil fuels 2000	64		[23rd of 25]
Source: Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication
Pollution > Carbon Dioxide per capita	11		[8th of 29]
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, International Energy Annual, 2002, and International Energy Outlook, 2001
Pollution > Municipal Waste per capita	560		[9th of 29]
Source: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris, France, OECD Environmental Data Compendium
Pollution > Nuclear waste	12		[16th of 16]
Source: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris, France, OECD Environmental Data Compendium
Protected area	6.7		[63rd of 147]
Source: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris, France, OECD Environmental Data Compendium
Waste generation	530 kgs per person per year		[2nd of 16]
Source: Jacaranda Atlas
Water > Availability	0.65 thousand cubic metres		[114th of 141]
Source: OECD Environmental Data Compendium: 2002
Water > Freshwater pollution	1.29 tons/cubic km		[26th of 69]
Source: Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, WaterGAP 2.1B, 2001 via ciesin.org
Wildness	0%		[116th of 141]
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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