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Areas under protection	77		[56th of 146]
Biodiversity richness	2		[16th of 53]
Definition: Environment > Biodiversity richness
Source: World Resources Institute
Carbon efficiency	0.58 CO2 emissions/$ GDP		[107th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Carbon efficiency
CO2 Emissions	1,899.4		[125th of 178]
Definition: Environment > CO2 Emissions
Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
Current issues air pollution and resulting acid rain in the mineral extraction and refining region; chemical runoff into watersheds; poaching seriously threatens rhinoceros, elephant, antelope, and large cat populations; deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; lack of adequate water treatment presents human health risks
Definition: Environment > Current issues
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	1.21		[98th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Ecological footprint
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Endangered species protection	72.2%		[66th 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	57.11 % of land area		[28th 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	424,520 km²		[17th of 195]
Definition: Environment > Forest area > sq. km
Source: World Development Indicators database
Known mammal species	233		[29th of 145]
Definition: Environment > Known mammal species
Source: World Development Indicators database
Marine fish catch	0 tons		[130th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Marine fish catch
Source: World Resources Institute
NOx emissions per populated area	0.41 thousand metric tons/squ		[44th of 141]
Definition: Environment > NOx emissions per populated area
Source: FAOSTAT on-line database
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999	493		[131st 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
Protected area	8.6		[47th of 147]
Definition: Environment > Protected area
Source: Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication
SO2 emissions per populated area	2,100 thousand metric tons/squ		[28th of 141]
Definition: Environment > SO2 emissions per populated area
Source: Jacaranda Atlas
Threatened species > Mammal	11		[77th 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	10.01 thousand cubic metres		[41st of 141]
Definition: Environment > Water > Availability
Source: Jacaranda Atlas
Water > Dissolved oxygen concentration	5.77 mls/litre		[122nd 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 pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions	2.95 %		[32nd of 114]
Definition: Environment > Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions
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	23.98%		[44th of 141]
Definition: Environment > Wildness
Source: World Development Indicators database

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