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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI	0.37 % of GNI		[87th of 179]
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage > % of GNI	0.94 % of GNI		[30th of 165]
Areas under protection	5		[133rd of 146]
Areas under protection (per capita)	1.12969 per 1 million people		[104th of 146]
CO2 Emissions	61,139.3		[44th of 178]
CO2 Emissions (per capita)	13.8137 per 1,000 people		[10th of 176]
CO2 emissions > kg per 2000 PPP $ of GDP	0.47 kg/PPP$		[50th of 170]
CO2 emissions > kt	47,794.82 kt		[57th of 195]
CO2 emissions > kt (per capita)	11.42 kt per 1,000 people		[21st of 196]
Current issues industrial pollution; limited natural fresh water resources; limited land availability presents waste disposal problems; seasonal smoke/haze resulting from forest fires in Indonesia
Forest area > % of land area	2.9 % of land area		[174th of 195]
Forest area > sq. km	20 km²		[192nd of 195]
Forest area > sq. km (per capita)	4.606 km² per 1,000 people		[194th of 195]
Groundwater withdrawals	0		[147th of 188]
International agreements > Party to Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution
International agreements > Signed but not ratified none of the selected agreements
Known breeding bird species	142		[118th of 146]
Known breeding bird species (per capita)	32.0831 per 1 million people		[49th of 146]
Known mammal species	85		[96th of 145]
Known mammal species (per capita)	19.2047 per 1 million people		[46th of 145]
Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions > kg per day	34,253.09 kg/day		[20th of 115]
Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions > kg per day per worker	0.1 kg per day per worker		[33rd of 115]
PM10, country level > micrograms per cubic meter	44.41 mcg/m³		[78th of 185]
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999	14,809		[48th of 199]
Protected area	4.4		[89th of 147]
Threatened species > Mammal	6		[117th of 160]
Water pollution, chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions	16.03 %		[3rd of 114]
Water pollution, clay and glass industry > % of total BOD emissions	0.11 %		[28th of 112]
Water pollution, food industry > % of total BOD emissions	25.39 %		[31st of 114]
Water pollution, metal industry > % of total BOD emissions	1.43 %		[23rd of 94]
Water pollution, other industry > % of total BOD emissions	26.87 %		[1st of 107]
Water pollution, paper and pulp industry > % of total BOD emissions	24.59 %		[5th of 111]
Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions	3.93 %		[28th of 114]
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions	1.64 %		[24th of 114]

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