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Areas under protection
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10,863 |
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[1st of 146]
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Carbon efficiency
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3.84 CO2 emissions/$ GDP |
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[11th 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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1,540,360 |
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[3rd of 178]
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Definition: Environment > CO2 Emissions |
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Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center |
Current issues
air pollution from heavy industry, emissions of coal-fired electric plants, and transportation in major cities; industrial, municipal, and agricultural pollution of inland waterways and seacoasts; deforestation; soil erosion; soil contamination from improper application of agricultural chemicals; scattered areas of sometimes intense radioactive contamination; groundwater contamination from toxic waste; urban solid waste management; abandoned stocks of obsolete pesticides |
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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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5.36 |
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[31st 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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78.3% |
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[54th 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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49.37 % of land area
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[40th 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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8,087,900 km²
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[1st 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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269 |
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[22nd 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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0.44 thousand metric tons/squ |
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[40th 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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392,287 |
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[2nd 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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Pollution > Carbon Dioxide from fossil fuels 2000
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451 |
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[3rd of 25]
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Definition: Environment > Pollution > Carbon Dioxide from fossil fuels 2000 |
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Source: Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication |
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Protected area
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3.1 |
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[100th of 147]
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Definition: Environment > Protected area |
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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, International Energy Annual, 2002, and International Energy Outlook, 2001 |
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SO2 emissions per populated area
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930 thousand metric tons/squ |
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[55th 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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113 |
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[15th 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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31 |
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[23rd 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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22.82 thousand cubic metres |
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[23rd 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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0.43 tons/cubic km |
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[43rd 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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2.61 %
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[15th 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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65.8% |
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[14th of 141]
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Definition: Environment > Wildness |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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