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Adjusted savings: net forest depletion > % of GNI	0.26 % of GNI		[36th of 57]
Areas under protection	158		[37th of 146]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Biodiversity richness	2		[29th of 53]
Source: World Resources Institute
Carbon efficiency	1.5 CO2 emissions/$ GDP		[51st of 141]
CO2 Emissions	171,696		[23rd of 178]
Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
Current issues air pollution from vehicle emissions; water pollution from organic and factory wastes; deforestation; soil erosion; wildlife populations threatened by illegal hunting
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	2.7		[57th of 141]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Endangered species protection	68.8%		[72nd of 141]
Source: World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Living Planet Report 2000, Gland, Switzerland: 2000, and Redefining Progress.
Forest area > % of land area	28.42 % of land area		[101st 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	145,200 km²		[39th of 195]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Known mammal species	265		[24th of 145]
Source: World Development Indicators database
NOx emissions per populated area	0.45 thousand metric tons/squ		[37th of 141]
Source: World Resources Institute
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999	54,492		[23rd of 199]
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	45		[25th of 25]
Source: Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication
Protected area	13.1		[28th of 147]
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, International Energy Annual, 2002, and International Energy Outlook, 2001
SO2 emissions per populated area	1,070 thousand metric tons/squ		[49th of 141]
Source: Jacaranda Atlas
Threatened species > Mammal	34		[18th 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	3.5 thousand cubic metres		[62nd of 141]
Source: Jacaranda Atlas
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions	1.47 %		[77th of 114]
Source: Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, WaterGAP 2.1B, 2001 via ciesin.org
Wildness	0.9%		[88th of 141]
Source: World Development Indicators database

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