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Areas under protection	78		[53rd of 146]
Carbon efficiency	3.6 CO2 emissions/$ GDP		[13th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Carbon efficiency
Source: World Resources Institute
CO2 Emissions	266,083		[19th of 178]
Definition: Environment > CO2 Emissions
Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
Current issues desertification; depletion of underground water resources; the lack of perennial rivers or permanent water bodies has prompted the development of extensive seawater desalination facilities; coastal pollution from oil spills
Definition: Environment > Current issues
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	6.15		[17th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Ecological footprint
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Endangered species protection	0%		[114th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Endangered species protection
Source: World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Living Planet Report 2000, Gland, Switzerland: 2000, and Redefining Progress.
Forest area > % of land area	1.36 % of land area		[180th of 195]
Definition: Environment > Forest area > % of land area
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	27,280 km²		[93rd of 195]
Definition: Environment > Forest area > sq. km
Source: World Development Indicators database
Known mammal species	77		[112nd of 145]
Definition: Environment > Known mammal species
Source: World Development Indicators database
NOx emissions per populated area	0.2 thousand metric tons/squ		[82nd of 141]
Definition: Environment > NOx emissions per populated area
Source: World Resources Institute
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999	64,249		[20th of 199]
Definition: Environment > Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999
Source: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Special Report on Emissions Scenarios, Data Version 1.1, B1Illustrative Marker Scenario with model IMAGE
Pollution > Carbon Dioxide from fossil fuels 2000	75		[20th of 25]
Definition: Environment > Pollution > Carbon Dioxide from fossil fuels 2000
Source: Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication
Protected area	2.3		[113rd of 147]
Definition: Environment > Protected area
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, International Energy Annual, 2002, and International Energy Outlook, 2001
SO2 emissions per populated area	560 thousand metric tons/squ		[73rd of 141]
Definition: Environment > SO2 emissions per populated area
Source: Jacaranda Atlas
Threatened species	23		[85th of 158]
Definition: Environment > Threatened species
Source: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Special Report on Emissions Scenarios, Data Version 1.1, B1Illustrative Marker Scenario with model IMAGE
Threatened species > Mammal	9		[94th of 160]
Definition: Environment > Threatened species > Mammal
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
Water > Availability	0.22 thousand cubic metres		[128th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Water > Availability
Source: Jacaranda Atlas
Water > Dissolved oxygen concentration	8.69 mls/litre		[46th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Water > Dissolved oxygen concentration
Source: Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, WaterGAP 2.1B, 2001 via ciesin.org
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions	1.97 %		[52nd of 114]
Definition: Environment > Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions
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	44.34%		[24th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Wildness
Source: World Development Indicators database

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