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Adjusted savings: net forest depletion > % of GNI	0.16 % of GNI		[40th of 57]
Areas under protection	10		[113rd of 146]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Carbon efficiency	0 CO2 emissions/$ GDP		[140th of 141]
Source: World Resources Institute
Current issues famine; use of contaminated water contributes to human health problems; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
Ecological footprint	0.97		[114th of 141]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Endangered species protection	7.7%		[108th of 141]
Source: World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Living Planet Report 2000, Gland, Switzerland: 2000, and Redefining Progress.
Forest area > % of land area	11.37 % of land area		[144th 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	71,310 km²		[64th of 195]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Known mammal species	171		[57th of 145]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Marine fish catch	19,100 tons		[80th of 141]
Source: World Resources Institute
NOx emissions per populated area	0.05 thousand metric tons/squ		[136th of 141]
Source: FAOSTAT on-line database
Protected area	0.3		[135th of 147]
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	60 thousand metric tons/squ		[136th of 141]
Source: Jacaranda Atlas
Threatened species > Mammal	18		[38th 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	0.24 thousand cubic metres		[126th of 141]
Source: Jacaranda Atlas
Water > Dissolved oxygen concentration	7.83 mls/litre		[68th of 141]
Source: Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, WaterGAP 2.1B, 2001 via ciesin.org
Water pollution, chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions	1.53 %		[102nd of 114]
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 pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions	2.7 %		[97th of 114]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions	0.3 %		[104th of 114]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Wildness	17.7%		[48th of 141]
Source: World Development Indicators database

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