http://www.nationmaster.com The worlds largest online stats database (c) 2005, Rapid Intelligence. All rights reserved. http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/env_tot_ren_wat_res <b>Definition:</b> <br/><b>Source:</b> All <a href="https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html">CIA World Factbooks</a> 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008<br/><b>Number of countries:</b> 31 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:26:15 +0000 http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/env_int_agr_sig_but_not_rat <b>Definition:</b> The various international environmental agreements which a country has signed but not ratified. Agreements are listed in alphabetical order by the abbreviated form of the full name.<br/><b>Source:</b> All <a href="https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html">CIA World Factbooks</a> 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008<br/><b>Number of countries:</b> 190 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:25:47 +0000 http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/env_int_agr_par_to <b>Definition:</b> The various international environmental agreements to which a country is a party. Agreements are listed in alphabetical order by the abbreviated form of the full name.<br/><b>Source:</b> All <a href="https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html">CIA World Factbooks</a> 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008<br/><b>Number of countries:</b> 201 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:25:45 +0000 http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/env_cur_iss <b>Definition:</b> This entry lists the most pressing and important environmental problems. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry:<br/><b>Source:</b> All <a href="https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html">CIA World Factbooks</a> 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008<br/><b>Number of countries:</b> 227 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:25:42 +0000 http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/env_fre_wit <b>Definition:</b> <br/><b>Source:</b> All <a href="https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html">CIA World Factbooks</a> 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008<br/><b>Number of countries:</b> 124 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:25:42 +0000 http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/env_fre_wit_agr <b>Definition:</b> <br/><b>Source:</b> All <a href="https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html">CIA World Factbooks</a> 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008<br/><b>Number of countries:</b> 124 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:25:42 +0000 http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/env_fre_wit_dom <b>Definition:</b> <br/><b>Source:</b> All <a href="https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html">CIA World Factbooks</a> 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008<br/><b>Number of countries:</b> 124 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:25:42 +0000 http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/env_fre_wit_ind <b>Definition:</b> <br/><b>Source:</b> All <a href="https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html">CIA World Factbooks</a> 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008<br/><b>Number of countries:</b> 124 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:25:42 +0000 http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/env_wat_pol_woo_ind_of_tot_bod_emi <b>Definition:</b> Industry shares of emissions of organic water pollutants refer to emissions from manufacturing activities as defined by two-digit divisions of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 2: wood (33). Emissions of organic water pollutants are measured by biochemical oxygen demand, which refers to the amount of oxygen that bacteria in water will consume in breaking down waste. This is a standard water-treatment test for the presence of organic pollutants.<br/><b>Source:</b> <a href="http://devdata.worldbank.org/query/default.htm">World Development Indicators database</a><br/><b>Number of countries:</b> 114 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 09:41:38 +0000 http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/env_wat_pol_tex_ind_of_tot_bod_emi <b>Definition:</b> Industry shares of emissions of organic water pollutants refer to emissions from manufacturing activities as defined by two-digit divisions of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 2: textiles (32). Emissions of organic water pollutants are measured by biochemical oxygen demand, which refers to the amount of oxygen that bacteria in water will consume in breaking down waste. This is a standard water-treatment test for the presence of organic pollutants.<br/><b>Source:</b> <a href="http://devdata.worldbank.org/query/default.htm">World Development Indicators database</a><br/><b>Number of countries:</b> 114 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 09:41:28 +0000