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Adjusted savings: net forest depletion > % of GNI	0.17 % of GNI		[42nd of 57]
Areas under protection	542		[20th of 146]
Definition: Environment > Areas under protection
Source: World Development Indicators database
Carbon efficiency	2.56 CO2 emissions/$ GDP		[23rd of 141]
Definition: Environment > Carbon efficiency
Source: World Resources Institute
CO2 Emissions	344,590		[13th of 178]
Definition: Environment > CO2 Emissions
Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
Current issues lack of important arterial rivers or lakes requires extensive water conservation and control measures; growth in water usage outpacing supply; pollution of rivers from agricultural runoff and urban discharge; air pollution resulting in acid rain; soil erosion; desertification
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	4.04		[41st of 141]
Definition: Environment > Ecological footprint
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Endangered species protection	95.8%		[25th 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	7.58 % of land area		[158th 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	92,030 km²		[57th of 195]
Definition: Environment > Forest area > sq. km
Source: World Development Indicators database
Known mammal species	247		[28th of 145]
Definition: Environment > Known mammal species
Source: World Development Indicators database
NOx emissions per populated area	0.64 thousand metric tons/squ		[29th of 141]
Definition: Environment > NOx emissions per populated area
Source: World Resources Institute
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999	91,316		[14th 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	106		[12th 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	5.4		[76th 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	2,350 thousand metric tons/squ		[25th of 141]
Definition: Environment > SO2 emissions per populated area
Source: Jacaranda Atlas
Threatened species > Mammal	33		[20th of 160]
Definition: Environment > Threatened species > Mammal
Source: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Special Report on Emissions Scenarios, Data Version 1.1, B1Illustrative Marker Scenario with model IMAGE
Water > Availability	1.25 thousand cubic metres		[101st of 141]
Definition: Environment > Water > Availability
Source: Jacaranda Atlas
Water > Freshwater pollution	4.74 tons/cubic km		[11th of 69]
Definition: Environment > Water > Freshwater pollution
Source: Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, WaterGAP 2.1B, 2001 via ciesin.org
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions	3.89 %		[17th of 114]
Definition: Environment > Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions
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
Wildness	19.78%		[47th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Wildness
Source: World Development Indicators database

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