Environment Stats: compare key data on Japan & Pitcairn Islands

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Current issues: This entry lists the most pressing and important environmental problems. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry:

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STAT	Japan	Pitcairn Islands	HISTORY
Current issues	air pollution from power plant emissions results in acid rain; acidification of lakes and reservoirs degrading water quality and threatening aquatic life; Japan is one of the largest consumers of fish and tropical timber, contributing to the depletion of these resources in Asia and elsewhere	deforestation (only a small portion of the original forest remains because of burning and clearing for settlement)

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011

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