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Areas under protection	0		[145th of 146]
Carbon efficiency	0.86 CO2 emissions/$ GDP		[90th of 141]
Source: World Resources Institute
CO2 Emissions	286.2		[157th of 178]
Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
Current issues deforestation; soil erosion; overgrazing; overfishing
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	0.8		[133rd of 141]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Endangered species protection	55.6%		[84th of 141]
Source: World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Living Planet Report 2000, Gland, Switzerland: 2000, and Redefining Progress.
Forest area > % of land area	73.68 % of land area		[10th 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
Forest area > sq. km	20,720 km²		[105th of 195]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Known breeding bird species	235		[52nd of 146]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Known mammal species	108		[78th of 145]
Source: World Resources Institute
Marine fish catch	3,867 tons		[96th of 141]
Source: World Resources Institute
NOx emissions per populated area	0.13 thousand metric tons/squ		[113rd of 141]
Source: FAOSTAT on-line database
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999	71		[171st of 199]
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	190 thousand metric tons/squ		[98th of 141]
Source: Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication
Threatened species > Mammal	4		[130th of 160]
Source: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Special Report on Emissions Scenarios, Data Version 1.1, B1Illustrative Marker Scenario with model IMAGE
Water > Availability	19.15 thousand cubic metres		[29th of 141]
Source: Jacaranda Atlas
Water > Dissolved oxygen concentration	5.75 mls/litre		[123rd of 141]
Source: Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, WaterGAP 2.1B, 2001 via ciesin.org
Water > Phosphorus concentration	0.82 mls/litre		[7th of 141]
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
Water > Severe water stress	0		[93rd of 140]
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
Wildness	0.65%		[91st of 141]
Source: Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, WaterGap 2.1, 2000 via ciesin.org

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