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Adjusted savings: net forest depletion > % of GNI	2.83 % of GNI		[6th of 57]
Areas under protection	9		[116th of 146]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Carbon efficiency	0.39 CO2 emissions/$ GDP		[114th of 141]
Source: World Resources Institute
CO2 Emissions	1,608.9		[129th of 178]
Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
Current issues deforestation attributable to slash-and-burn agriculture and the use of wood for fuel; water pollution presents health hazards and hinders the fishing industry; air pollution increasing in urban areas
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	0.82		[131st of 141]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Endangered species protection	75%		[60th of 141]
Source: World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Living Planet Report 2000, Gland, Switzerland: 2000, and Redefining Progress.
Forest area > % of land area	7.1 % of land area		[159th 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	3,860 km²		[141st of 195]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Known mammal species	196		[39th of 145]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Marine fish catch	17,801 tons		[82nd of 141]
Source: World Resources Institute
NOx emissions per populated area	0.19 thousand metric tons/squ		[87th of 141]
Source: FAOSTAT on-line database
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999	362		[141st of 199]
Source: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Special Report on Emissions Scenarios, Data Version 1.1, B1Illustrative Marker Scenario with model IMAGE
Protected area	7.9		[51st of 147]
Source: Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication
SO2 emissions per populated area	70 thousand metric tons/squ		[133rd of 141]
Source: Jacaranda Atlas
Threatened species > Mammal	8		[99th 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	2.71 thousand cubic metres		[72nd of 141]
Source: Jacaranda Atlas
Water > Dissolved oxygen concentration	7.28 mls/litre		[82nd of 141]
Source: Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, WaterGAP 2.1B, 2001 via ciesin.org
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions	1.91 %		[49th 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
Wildness	0%		[124th of 141]
Source: World Development Indicators database

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