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Carbon efficiency	2.68 CO2 emissions/$ GDP		[22nd of 141]
CO2 emissions > kt	48,941.34 kt		[56th of 195]
Definition: Environment > CO2 emissions > kt
Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
Current issues deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; water pollution from raw sewage and petroleum refining wastes; inadequate potable water
Definition: Environment > Current issues
Source: World Development Indicators database
Ecological footprint	2.56		[62nd of 141]
Definition: Environment > Ecological footprint
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Endangered species protection	0%		[120th 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	2.51 % of land area		[176th 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	4,610 km²		[137th of 195]
Definition: Environment > Forest area > sq. km
Source: World Development Indicators database
Marine fish catch	2,530 tons		[100th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Marine fish catch
Source: World Development Indicators database
NOx emissions per populated area	0.21 thousand metric tons/squ		[79th of 141]
Definition: Environment > NOx emissions per populated area
Source: FAOSTAT on-line database
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999	14,563		[49th 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
SO2 emissions per populated area	710 thousand metric tons/squ		[62nd of 141]
Definition: Environment > SO2 emissions per populated area
Source: Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication
Threatened species > Mammal	4		[135th 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	0.35 thousand cubic metres		[124th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Water > Availability
Source: Jacaranda Atlas
Water > Dissolved oxygen concentration	5.83 mls/litre		[118th 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 > Phosphorus concentration	0.21 mls/litre		[95th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Water > Phosphorus concentration
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 > Severe water stress	99.6		[3rd of 140]
Definition: Environment > Water > Severe water stress
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, chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions	3.9 %		[74th of 114]
Definition: Environment > Water pollution, chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions
Source: Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, WaterGap 2.1, 2000 via ciesin.org
Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions	19.37 %		[16th of 114]
Definition: Environment > Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions
Source: World Development Indicators database
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions	0.17 %		[86th of 114]
Definition: Environment > Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions
Source: World Development Indicators database
Wildness	0.11%		[102nd of 141]
Definition: Environment > Wildness
Source: World Development Indicators database

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