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STAT	British Virgin Islands	Germany	HISTORY
Current issues	limited natural fresh water resources (except for a few seasonal streams and springs on Tortola, most of the islands' water supply comes from wells and rainwater catchments)	emissions from coal-burning utilities and industries contribute to air pollution; acid rain, resulting from sulfur dioxide emissions, is damaging forests; pollution in the Baltic Sea from raw sewage and industrial effluents from rivers in eastern Germany; hazardous waste disposal; government established a mechanism for ending the use of nuclear power over the next 15 years; government working to meet EU commitment to identify nature preservation areas in line with the EU's Flora, Fauna, and Habitat directive
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999	16 Ranked 191st.	216,213 Ranked 5th. 13513 times more than British Virgin Islands
Proportion of land and marine area under protection	2.68% Ranked 170th.	49.04% Ranked 5th. 18 times more than British Virgin Islands
Proportion of land area under protection	8.96% Ranked 137th.	48.03% Ranked 7th. 5 times more than British Virgin Islands
Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Rural	97.5% Ranked 51st.	100% Ranked 2nd. 3% more than British Virgin Islands
Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Urban	97.5 Ranked 61st.	100 Ranked 3rd. 3% more than British Virgin Islands
Sanitation > Population with improved sanitation > Urban and rural	97.5 Ranked 57th.	100 Ranked 3rd. 3% more than British Virgin Islands
Waste > Local garbage collected	36,697 tonnes Ranked 76th.	48.1 million tonnes Ranked 3rd. 1311 times more than British Virgin Islands
Waste > Population served by local garbage collection	97.2% Ranked 28th.	100% Ranked 5th. 3% more than British Virgin Islands
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Rural	94.85 Ranked 78th.	100 Ranked 1st. 5% more than British Virgin Islands
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban	94.85 Ranked 134th.	100 Ranked 4th. 5% more than British Virgin Islands
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved drinking water sources > Urban and rural	94.85 Ranked 98th.	100 Ranked 2nd. 5% more than British Virgin Islands
Water > Population connected to wastewater collecting system	24.5% Ranked 46th.	96% Ranked 7th. 4 times more than British Virgin Islands
Water > Population connected to wastewater treatment	24.5% Ranked 37th.	95% Ranked 6th. 4 times more than British Virgin Islands
Water > Population supplied by water supply industry	48.4% Ranked 46th.	99% Ranked 12th. 2 times more than British Virgin Islands
Water > Proportion of marine area under protection	2% Ranked 105th.	64.46% Ranked 5th. 32 times more than British Virgin Islands
Water > Drinking water > Population with improved sanitation > Rural	97.5 Ranked 51st.	100 Ranked 2nd. 3% more than British Virgin Islands

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