air pollution; water pollution from industrial emissions, raw sewage; contamination of drinking water supplies; trade in endangered species; low-level radioactive waste disposal
tropical; marine; rainy season during southwest monsoon (June to August); persistent and extensive cloudiness all year
agricultural land: 22.7% (2018 est.)
arable land: 16.9% (2018 est.)
permanent crops: 5.8% (2018 est.)
other: 77.3% (2018 est.)
urban population: 80.1% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 0.65% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
municipal solid waste generated annually: 7.336 million tons (2015 est.)
67 cubic meters (2011)
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