Former British colonies Compared by Environment > Biodiversity and protected areas > Marine protected areas > Number
DEFINITION:
Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
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1 | United States | 787 | 2008 | |
2 | Canada | 563 | 2008 | |
3 | Australia | 384 | 2008 | |
4 | Malaysia | 147 | 2008 | |
5 | India | 117 | 2008 | |
6 | New Zealand | 87 | 2008 | |
7 | The Bahamas | 32 | 2008 | |
8 | Saint Lucia | 29 | 2008 | |
=9 | Belize | 19 | 2008 | |
=9 | Fiji | 19 | 2008 | |
11 | Tanzania | 17 | 2008 | |
12 | Sri Lanka | 14 | 2008 | |
=13 | Israel | 13 | 2008 | |
=13 | Trinidad and Tobago | 13 | 2008 | |
=15 | Jamaica | 12 | 2008 | |
=15 | Antigua and Barbuda | 12 | 2008 | |
17 | Kenya | 11 | 2008 | |
=18 | Bangladesh | 7 | 2008 | |
=18 | Brunei | 7 | 2008 | |
=20 | The Gambia | 6 | 2008 | |
=20 | Burma | 6 | 2008 | |
=22 | Pakistan | 5 | 2008 | |
=22 | Kuwait | 5 | 2008 | |
24 | Namibia | 4 | 2008 | |
=25 | Barbados | 3 | 2008 | |
=25 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 2008 | |
=25 | Singapore | 3 | 2008 | |
=28 | Dominica | 2 | 2008 | |
=28 | Bahrain | 2 | 2008 | |
=28 | Qatar | 2 | 2008 | |
=28 | Somalia | 2 | 2008 | |
=32 | Tuvalu | 1 | 2008 | |
=32 | Sudan | 1 | 2008 | |
=32 | Jordan | 1 | 2008 | |
=32 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 2008 | |
=32 | Grenada | 1 | 2008 | |
=37 | Swaziland | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=37 | Malawi | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=37 | Nigeria | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=37 | Sierra Leone | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=37 | Maldives | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=37 | Zimbabwe | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=37 | Botswana | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=37 | Ghana | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=37 | Lesotho | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=37 | Uganda | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=37 | Bhutan | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=37 | Zambia | 0.0 | 2008 | |
=37 | Guyana | 0.0 | 2008 |