Country ranking for field: environment current issues 1992

Other rankings:

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

	World	large areas subject to severe weather
1	Maldives	1200
2	Canada	80% of population concentrated within 160 km of US border; continuous permafrost in north a serious obstacle to development
3	Turks and Caicos Islands	30 islands
4	The Netherlands	27% of the land area is below sea level and protected from the North Sea by dikes
5	Afghanistan	damaging earthquakes occur in Hindu Kush mountains; soil degradation desertification overgrazing deforestation pollution
6	Oman	summer winds often raise large sandstorms and duststorms in interior; sparse natural freshwater resources
7	Norway	air and water pollution; acid rain; note - strategic location adjacent to sea lanes and air routes in North Atlantic; one of most rugged and longest coastlines in world; Norway and Turkey only NATO members having a land boundary with Russia
8	Northern Mariana Islands	active volcanos on Pagan and Agrihan; subject to typhoons during the rainy season
9	North Korea	mountainous interior is isolated nearly inaccessible and sparsely populated; late spring droughts often followed by severe flooding
10	Norfolk Island	subject to typhoons
11	Pakistan	frequent earthquakes occasionally severe especially in north and west; flooding along the Indus after heavy rains
12	Niue	subject to typhoons
13	Nigeria	recent droughts in north severely affecting marginal agricultural activities; desertification; soil degradation rapid deforestation
14	Niger	recurrent drought and desertification severely affecting marginal agricultural activities; overgrazing; soil erosion
15	Nicaragua	subject to destructive earthquakes volcanoes landslides and occasional severe hurricanes; deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution
16	New Zealand	earthquakes are common though usually not severe
17	China Sea; dotted with low coral islands and rugged volcanic islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean; subject to tropical cyclones	endangered marine species include the dugong sea lion sea otter seals turtles and whales; oil pollution in Philippine Sea and South
18	Palmyra Atoll	about 50 islets covered with dense vegetation coconut trees and balsa-like trees up to 30 meters tall
19	Netherlands Antilles	Curacao and Bonaire are south of Caribbean hurricane belt so rarely threatened; Sint Maarten Saba and Sint Eustatius are subject to hurricanes from July to October; Note: consists of two island groups - Curacao and Bonaire are located off the coast of Venezuela and Sint Maarten Saba and Sint Eustatius lie 800 km to the north
20	Panama	dense tropical forest in east and northwest
21	Papua New Guinea	one of world's largest swamps along southwest coast; some active volcanos; frequent earthquakes
22	Paracel Islands	subject to typhoons
23	Paraguay	local flooding in southeast
24	Peru	subject to earthquakes tsunamis landslides mild volcanic activity; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; air pollution in Lima
25	Philippines	astride typhoon belt usually affected by 15 and struck by five to six cyclonic storms per year; subject to landslides active volcanoes destructive earthquakes tsunami; deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution
26	Pitcairn Islands	subject to typhoons
27	Poland	plain crossed by a few north flowing meandering streams; severe air and water pollution in south
28	Portugal	Azores subject to severe earthquakes
29	Puerto Rico	many small rivers and high central mountains ensure land is well watered; south coast relatively dry; fertile coastal plain belt in north
30	Qatar	haze duststorms sandstorms common; limited freshwater resources mean increasing dependence on large-scale desalination facilities
31	Romania	frequent earthquakes most severe in south and southwest; geologic structure and climate promote landslides; air pollution in south
32	Russia	despite its size only a small percentage of land is arable and much is too far north; permafrost over much of Siberia is a major impediment to development; catastrophic pollution of land air water including both inland waterways and sea coasts
33	Rwanda	deforestation; overgrazing; soil exhaustion; soil erosion; periodic droughts
34	New Caledonia	typhoons most frequent from November to March
35	Navassa Island	mostly exposed rock but enough grassland to support goat herds; dense stands of fig-like trees scattered cactus
36	Nepal	contains eight of world's 10 highest peaks; deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution
37	Martinique	subject to hurricanes flooding and volcanic activity that result in an average of one major natural disaster every five years
38	Liberia	West Africa's largest tropical rain forest subject to deforestation
39	Libya	hot dry dust-laden ghibli is a southern wind lasting one to four days in spring and fall; desertification; sparse natural surface-water resources
40	Liechtenstein	variety of microclimatic variations based on elevation
41	Lithuania	NA
42	Luxembourg	deforestation
43	Macau	essentially urban; one causeway and one bridge connect the two islands to the peninsula on mainland
44	Macedonia	Macedonia suffers from high seismic hazard; air pollution from metallurgical plants; Note: landlocked; major transportation corridor from Western and Central; Europe to Aegean Sea and Southern Europe to Western Europe
45	Madagascar	subject to periodic cyclones; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
46	Malawi	deforestation
47	Malaysia	subject to flooding; air and water pollution
48	Mali	hot dust-laden harmattan; haze common during dry seasons; desertification
49	Malta	numerous bays provide good harbors; fresh water very scarce - increasing reliance on desalination
50	Marshall Islands	occasionally subject to typhoons; two archipelagic island chains of 30 atolls and 1152 islands
51	March and April; desertification; only perennial river is the Senegal	hot dry dust/sand-laden sirocco wind blows primarily in
52	Saint Helena	very few perennial streams
53	Mauritius	subject to cyclones
54	Mayotte	subject to cyclones during rainy season
55	Mexico	subject to tsunamis along the Pacific coast and destructive earthquakes in the center and south; natural water resources scarce and polluted in north inaccessible and poor quality in center and extreme southeast; deforestation; erosion widespread; desertification; serious air pollution in Mexico City and urban centers along US-Mexico border
56	Midway Islands	coral atoll
57	Moldova	NA
58	Monaco	almost entirely urban
59	Mongolia	harsh and rugged
60	Montserrat	subject to severe hurricanes from June to November
61	Morocco	northern mountains geologically unstable and subject to earthquakes; desertification
62	Mozambique	severe drought and floods occur in south; desertification
63	Myanmar	subject to destructive earthquakes and cyclones; flooding and landslides common during rainy season
64	Namibia	inhospitable with very limited natural water resources; desertification
65	Nauru	only 53 km south of Equator
66	Réunion	periodic devastating cyclones; Note: located 750 km east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean
67	Saint Lucia	subject to hurricanes and volcanic activity; deforestation; soil erosion
68	Saint Kitts and Nevis	subject to hurricanes
69	United Kingdom	pollution control measures improving air water quality; because of heavily indented coastline no location is more than 125 km from tidal waters
70	Togo	hot dry harmattan wind can reduce visibility in north during winter; recent droughts affecting agriculture; deforestation
71	Tokelau	lies in Pacific typhoon belt
72	Tonga	archipelago of 170 islands
73	Trinidad and Tobago	outside usual path of hurricanes and other tropical storms
74	Tromelin Island	wildlife sanctuary
75	Tunisia	deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
76	Turkey	subject to severe earthquakes especially along major river valleys in west; air pollution; desertification
77	Turkmenistan	NA
78	Tuvalu	severe tropical storms are rare
79	U.S. Virgin Islands	rarely affected by hurricanes; subject to frequent severe droughts floods earthquakes; lack of natural freshwater resources
80	Uganda	straddles Equator; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion
81	Ukraine	air and water pollution deforestation radiation contamination around Chernobyl nuclear plant
82	United Arab Emirates	frequent dust and sand storms; lack of natural freshwater resources being overcome by desalination plants; desertification
83	United States	pollution control measures improving air and water quality; acid rain; agricultural fertilizer and pesticide pollution; management of sparse natural water resources in west; desertification; tsunamis volcanoes and earthquake activity around Pacific Basin; continuous permafrost in northern Alaska is a major impediment to development
84	The Bahamas	subject to hurricanes and other tropical storms that cause extensive flood damage
85	Uruguay	subject to seasonally high winds droughts floods
86	Uzbekistan	drying up of the Aral Sea is resulting in growing concentrations of chemical pesticides and natural salts
87	Vanuatu	subject to tropical cyclones or typhoons
88	Venezuela	subject to floods rockslides mudslides; periodic droughts; increasing industrial pollution in Caracas and Maracaibo
89	Vietnam	occasional typhoons
90	Wake Island	subject to occasional typhoons
91	Wallis and Futuna	both island groups have fringing reefs
92	West Bank	highlands are main recharge area for Israel's coastal aquifers
93	Western Sahara	hot dry dust/sand-laden sirocco wind can occur during winter and spring; widespread harmattan haze exists 60% of time often severely restricting visibility; sparse water and arable land
94	Western Samoa	subject to occasional typhoons; active volcanism; Note: located 4300 km southwest of Honolulu in the South Pacific Ocean about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand
95	Yemen	subject to sand and dust storms in summer; scarcity of natural freshwater resources; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
96	Zaire	dense tropical rain forest in central river basin and eastern highlands; periodic droughts in south; Note: straddles Equator; very narrow strip of land that controls the lower Congo River and is only outlet to South Atlantic Ocean
97	Zambia	deforestation; soil erosion; desertification
98	The Gambia	deforestation
99	Thailand	air and water pollution; land subsidence in Bangkok area
100	Lebanon	rugged terrain historically helped isolate protect and develop numerous factional groups based on religion clan ethnicity; deforestation; soil erosion; air and water pollution; desertification
101	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	reindeer introduced early in this century live on South; Georgia; weather conditions generally make it difficult to approach the; South Sandwich Islands; the South Sandwich Islands are subject to active volcanism; Note: the north coast of South Georgia has several large bays which provide good anchorage
102	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	subject to hurricanes; Soufriere volcano is a constant threat
103	Saint-Pierre and Miquelon	vegetation scanty; Note: located 25 km south of Newfoundland Canada in the North Atlantic; Ocean
104	San Marino	dominated by the Appenines
105	Saudi Arabia	no perennial rivers or permanent water bodies; developing extensive coastal seawater desalination facilities; desertification
106	Senegal	lowlands seasonally flooded; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
107	Serbia and Montenegro	coastal water pollution from sewage outlets especially in tourist related areas such as Kotor; air pollution around Belgrade and other industrial cities; water pollution along Danube from industrial waste dump into the Sava which drains into the Danube; subject to destructive earthquakes
108	Seychelles	lies outside the cyclone belt so severe storms are rare; short droughts possible; no fresh water - catchments collect rain; 40 granitic and about 50 coralline islands
109	Sierra Leone	extensive mangrove swamps hinder access to sea; deforestation; soil degradation
110	Singapore	mostly urban and industrialized
111	Slovenia	Sava River polluted with domestic and industrial waste; heavy metals and toxic chemicals along coastal waters; near Koper forest damage from air pollutants originating at metallurgical and chemical plants; subject to flooding and earthquakes
112	Solomon Islands	subject to typhoons which are rarely destructive; geologically active region with frequent earth tremors
113	Somalia	recurring droughts; frequent dust storms over eastern plains in summer; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
114	South Africa	lack of important arterial rivers or lakes requires extensive water conservation and control measures
115	South Korea	occasional typhoons bring high winds and floods; earthquakes in southwest; air pollution in large cities
116	Africa	lack of water and tsetse fly limit agriculture; recent droughts affected marginal agriculture; Kilimanjaro is highest point in
117	Spain	deforestation; air pollution
118	Spratly Islands	subject to typhoons; includes numerous small islands atolls shoals and coral reefs
119	Sri Lanka	occasional cyclones tornados; deforestation; soil erosion
120	Sudan	dominated by the Nile and its tributaries; dust storms; desertification
121	Suriname	mostly tropical rain forest
122	Svalbard	great calving glaciers descend to the sea
123	Swaziland	overgrazing; soil degradation; soil erosion
124	Sweden	water pollution; acid rain
125	Switzerland	dominated by Alps
126	Syria	deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
127	São Tomé and Príncipe	deforestation; soil erosion; Note: located south of Nigeria and west of Gabon near the Equator in the; North Atlantic Ocean
128	Taiwan	subject to earthquakes and typhoons
129	Tajikistan	NA
130	Lesotho	population pressure forcing settlement in marginal areas results in overgrazing severe soil erosion soil exhaustion; desertification
131	Laos	deforestation; soil erosion; subject to floods
132	Latvia	heightened levels of air and water pollution because of a lack of waste conversion equipment; Gulf of Riga heavily polluted
133	Christmas Island	almost completely surrounded by a reef
134	October	subject to hurricanes and tropical storms from July to
135	Brunei	typhoons earthquakes and severe flooding are rare
136	Bulgaria	subject to earthquakes landslides; deforestation; air pollution
137	Burkina Faso	recent droughts and desertification severely affecting marginal agricultural activities population distribution economy; overgrazing; deforestation
138	Burundi	soil exhaustion; soil erosion; deforestation
139	Cabo Verde	subject to prolonged droughts; harmattan wind can obscure visibility; volcanically and seismically active; deforestation; overgrazing
140	Tonle Sap	a land of paddies and forests dominated by Mekong River and
141	Cameroon	recent volcanic activity with release of poisonous gases; deforestation; overgrazing; desertification
142	Cayman Islands	within the Caribbean hurricane belt
143	Central African Republic	hot dry dusty harmattan winds affect northern areas; poaching has diminished reputation as one of last great wildlife refuges; desertification
144	Chad	hot dry dusty harmattan winds occur in north; drought and desertification adversely affecting south; subject to plagues of locusts
145	Atacama Desert one of world's driest regions; desertification	subject to severe earthquakes active volcanism tsunami;
146	China	frequent typhoons
147	Clipperton Island	reef about 8 km in circumference
148	Sao Paulo	recurrent droughts in northeast; floods and frost in south; deforestation in Amazon basin; air and water pollution in Rio de Janeiro and
149	Cocos Islands	two coral atolls thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation
150	Colombia	highlands subject to volcanic eruptions; deforestation; soil damage from overuse of pesticides; periodic droughts
151	Comoros	soil degradation and erosion; deforestation; cyclones possible during rainy season
152	Brazzaville Pointe Noire or along the railroad between them	deforestation; about 70% of the population lives in
153	Cook Islands	subject to typhoons from November to March
154	Coral Sea Islands	subject to occasional tropical cyclones; no permanent fresh water; important nesting area for birds and turtles; Note: the islands are located just off the northeast coast of Australia in the Coral Sea
155	Atlantic coast; frequent flooding of lowlands at onset of rainy season; active volcanoes; deforestation; soil erosion	subject to occasional earthquakes hurricanes along
156	Croatia	air pollution from metallurgical plants; damaged forest; coastal pollution from industrial and domestic waste; subject to frequent and destructive earthquakes
157	Cuba	averages one hurricane every other year
158	Cyprus	moderate earthquake activity; water resource problems
159	Côte d'Ivoire	coast has heavy surf and no natural harbors; severe deforestation
160	Denmark	air and water pollution
161	Djibouti	vast wasteland
162	British Indian Ocean Territory	archipelago of 2300 islands
163	Bouvet Island	covered by glacial ice
164	Dominican Republic	subject to occasional hurricanes
165	Australia	subject to severe droughts and floods; cyclones along coast; limited freshwater availability; irrigated soil degradation; regular tropical invigorating sea breeze known as the doctor occurs along west coast in summer; desertification
166	Algeria	mountainous areas subject to severe earthquakes; desertification
167	American Samoa	typhoons common from December to March
168	Andorra	deforestation overgrazing
169	Angola	locally heavy rainfall causes periodic flooding on plateau; desertification
170	Anguilla	frequent hurricanes other tropical storms
171	Antarctica	mostly uninhabitable; katabatic
172	Antigua and Barbuda	subject to hurricanes and tropical storms
173	Arctic Ocean	endangered marine species include walruses and whales; ice islands occasionally break away from northern Ellesmere Island; icebergs calved from glaciers in western Greenland and extreme northeastern Canada; maximum snow cover in March or April about 20 to 50 centimeters over the frozen ocean and lasts about 10 months; permafrost in islands; virtually icelocked from October to June; fragile ecosystem slow to change and slow to recover from disruptions or damage
174	Buenos Aires	Tucuman and Mendoza areas in Andes subject to earthquakes; pamperos are violent windstorms that can strike Pampas and northeast; irrigated soil degradation; desertification; air and water pollution in
175	Yerevan	pollution of Razdan and Aras Rivers; air pollution in
176	Aruba	lies outside the Caribbean hurricane belt
177	Nature Reserve established in August 1983	surrounded by shoals and reefs; Ashmore Reef National
178	Mediterranean Sea; icebergs common in Davis Strait Denmark Strait and the northwestern Atlantic from February to August and have been spotted as far south as Bermuda and the Madeira Islands; icebergs from Antarctica occur in the extreme southern Atlantic	endangered marine species include the manatee seals sea lions turtles and whales; municipal sludge pollution off eastern US southern Brazil and eastern Argentina; oil pollution in Caribbean Sea Gulf of Mexico Lake Maracaibo Mediterranean Sea and North Sea; industrial waste and municipal sewage pollution in Baltic Sea North Sea and
179	Austria	because of steep slopes poor soils and cold temperatures population is concentrated on eastern lowlands
180	Botswana	rains in early 1988 broke six years of drought that had severely affected the important cattle industry; overgazing; desertification
181	Baku and Sumgait and the Caspian Sea to be "most ecologically devastated area in the world" because of severe air and water pollution	local scientists consider Apsheron Peninsula including
182	Bahrain	subsurface water sources being rapidly depleted
183	Baker Island	treeless sparse and scattered vegetation consisting of grasses prostrate vines and low growing shrubs; lacks fresh water; primarily a nesting roosting and foraging habitat for seabirds shorebirds and marine wildlife
184	Bangladesh	vulnerable to droughts; much of country routinely flooded during summer monsoon season; overpopulation; deforestation
185	Barbados	subject to hurricanes
186	Bassas da India	surrounded by reefs; subject to periodic cyclones
187	Belarus	southern part of Belarus
188	Belgium	air and water pollution
189	Belize	frequent devastating hurricanes
190	Benin	hot dry dusty harmattan wind may affect north in winter; deforestation; desertification
191	Bermuda	ample rainfall but no rivers or freshwater lakes; consists of about 360 small coral islands
192	Bhutan	violent storms coming down from the Himalayas were the source of the country name which translates as Land of the Thunder Dragon
193	Bolivia	cold thin air of high plateau is obstacle to efficient fuel combustion; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
194	Bosnia and Herzegovina	air pollution from metallurgical plants; water scarce; sites for disposing of urban waste are limited; subject to frequent and destructive earthquakes
195	Dominica	flash floods a constant hazard; occasional hurricanes
196	Ecuador	subject to frequent earthquakes landslides volcanic activity; deforestation; desertification; soil erosion; periodic droughts
197	Albania	subject to destructive earthquakes; tsunami occur along southwestern coast
198	Israel	sandstorms may occur during spring and summer; limited arable land: and natural water resources pose serious constraints; deforestation
199	Holy See	urban
200	Honduras	subject to frequent but generally mild earthquakes; damaging hurricanes and floods along Caribbean coast; deforestation; soil erosion
201	Hong Kong	more than 200 islands; occasional typhoons
202	Howland Island	almost totally covered with grasses prostrate vines and low-growing shrubs; small area of trees in the center; lacks fresh water; primarily a nesting roosting and foraging habitat for seabirds shorebirds and marine wildlife; feral cats
203	Hungary	levees are common along many streams but flooding occurs almost every year
204	Iceland	subject to earthquakes and volcanic activity
205	India	droughts flash floods severe thunderstorms common; deforestation; soil erosion; overgrazing; air and water pollution; desertification
206	Sea	endangered marine species include the dugong seals turtles and whales; oil pollution in the Arabian Sea Persian Gulf and Red
207	Indonesia	archipelago of 13500 islands
208	Iran	deforestation; overgrazing; desertification
209	Iraq	development of Tigris-Euphrates Rivers system contingent upon agreements with upstream riparians
210	Ireland	deforestation
211	Isle of Man	strong westerly winds prevail
212	Italy	regional risks include land-slides mudflows snowslides earthquakes volcanic eruptions flooding pollution; land sinkage in Venice
213	Haiti	lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and subject to severe storms from June to October; occasional flooding and earthquakes; deforestation; soil erosion
214	Jamaica	subject to hurricanes
215	Jan Mayen	barren volcanic island with some moss and grass; volcanic activity resumed in 1970
216	Japan	many dormant and some active volcanoes; about 1500 seismic occurrences
217	Jarvis Island	sparse bunch grass prostrate vines and low-growing shrubs; lacks fresh water; primarily a nesting roosting and foraging habitat for seabirds shorebirds and marine wildlife; feral cats
218	Jersey	about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier
219	Johnston Atoll	some low-growing vegetation
220	Jordan	lack of natural water resources; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
221	Juan de Nova Island	subject to periodic cyclones; wildlife sanctuary
222	Kazakhstan	drying up of Aral Sea is causing increased concentrations of chemical pesticides and natural salts; industrial pollution
223	Kenya	unique physiography supports abundant and varied wildlife of scientific and economic value; deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; glaciers on Mt	. Kenya
224	Kingman Reef	barren coral atoll with deep interior lagoon; wet or awash most of the time
225	Kiribati	typhoons can occur any time but usually November to March; 20 of the 33 islands are inhabited
226	Kuwait	some of world's largest and most sophisticated desalination facilities provide most of water; air and water pollution; desertification
227	Kyrgyzstan	NA
228	Heard Island and McDonald Islands	primarily used as research stations
229	Guyana	flash floods a constant threat during rainy seasons; water pollution
230	Egypt	Nile is only perennial water source; increasing soil salinization below Aswan High Dam; hot driving windstorm called khamsin occurs in spring; water pollution; desertification
231	French Southern and Antarctic Lands	Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul are extinct volcanoes
232	El Salvador	The Land of Volcanoes; subject to frequent and sometimes very destructive earthquakes; deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution
233	Equatorial Guinea	subject to violent windstorms
234	Estonia	coastal waters largely polluted
235	Ethiopia	geologically active Great Rift Valley susceptible to earthquakes volcanic eruptions; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; frequent droughts; famine
236	Europa Island	wildlife sanctuary
237	Falkland Islands	poor soil fertility and a short growing season
238	Faroe Islands	precipitous terrain limits habitation to small coastal lowlands; archipelago of 18 inhabited islands and a few uninhabited islets
239	Federated States of Micronesia	subject to typhoons from June to December; four major island groups totaling 607 islands
240	Fiji	subject to hurricanes from November to January; includes 332 islands of which approximately 110 are inhabited
241	Finland	permanently wet ground covers about 30% of land; population concentrated on small southwestern coastal plain
242	Garonne Seine or Loire River basins; occasional warm tropical wind known as mistral	most of large urban areas and industrial centers in Rhone
243	French Guiana	mostly an unsettled wilderness
244	French Polynesia	occasional cyclonic storm in January; includes five archipelagoes
245	Gabon	deforestation
246	Guinea	hot dry dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season; deforestation
247	Gaza Strip	desertification
248	Kura River Black Sea	air pollution particularly in Rustavi; heavy pollution of
249	Germany	air and water pollution; groundwater lakes and air quality in eastern Germany are especially bad; significant deforestation in the eastern mountains caused by air pollution and acid rain
250	Ghana	recent drought in north severely affecting marginal agricultural activities; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; dry northeasterly harmattan wind
251	Gibraltar	natural freshwater sources are meager so large water catchments
252	Glorioso Islands	subject to periodic cyclones
253	Greece	subject to severe earthquakes; air pollution; archipelago of 2000 islands
254	Greenland	sparse population confined to small settlements along coast; continuous permafrost over northern two-thirds of the island; Note: dominates North Atlantic Ocean between North America and Europe
255	June to November	lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from
256	Guadeloupe	subject to hurricanes
257	Guam	frequent squalls during rainy season; subject to relatively rare but potentially very destructive typhoons
258	Guatemala	numerous volcanoes in mountains with frequent violent earthquakes; Caribbean coast subject to hurricanes and other tropical storms; deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution
259	Guernsey	large deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port
260	Guinea-Bissau	hot dry dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season
261	Zimbabwe	recurring droughts; floods and severe storms are rare; deforestation; soil erosion; air and water pollution

Back to statistical information of Ireland 1992

Ireland
Atlas

You found a piece of the puzzle

Please click here to complete it