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Caribbean Islands
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Caribbean: forest resources and management http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/004/Y1997E/y1997e15.htm
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Country/area
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Land area
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Forest area 2000
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Area change 1990-2000 (total forest)
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Volume and above-ground biomass (total forest)
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Forest under management plan
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Natural forest
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Forest plantation
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Total forest
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000 ha
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000 ha
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000 ha
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000 ha
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%
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ha/ capita
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000 ha/ year
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%
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m3/ha
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t/ha
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000 ha
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%
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Antigua and Barbuda
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44
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9
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9
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20.5
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0.1
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n.s.
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n.s.
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116
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210
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-
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-
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Bahamas
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1 001
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842
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-
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842
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84.1
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2.8
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n.s.
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n.s.
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Barbados
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43
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2
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0
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2
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4.7
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n.s.
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n.s.
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n.s.
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Bermuda
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5
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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British Virgin Islands
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15
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3
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-
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3
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20.0
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0.1
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n.s.
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n.s.
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Cayman Islands
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26
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13
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-
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13
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-
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0.4
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n.s.
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n.s.
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Cuba
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10 982
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1 867
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482
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2 348
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21.4
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0.2
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28
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1.3
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71
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114
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730
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31
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Dominica
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75
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46
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0
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46
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61.3
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0.6
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n.s.
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-0.7
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91
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166
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-
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-
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Dominican Republic
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4 838
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1 346
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30
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1 376
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28.4
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0.2
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n.s.
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n.s.
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29
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53
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152
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11
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Grenada
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34
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5
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0
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5
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14.7
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0.1
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n.s.
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0.9
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83
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150
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-
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-
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Guadeloupe
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169
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78
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4
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82
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48.5
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0.2
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2
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2.1
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-
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-
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28*
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n.ap.
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Haiti
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2 756
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68
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20
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88
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3.2
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n.s.
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-7
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-5.7
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28
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101
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-
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-
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Jamaica
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1 083
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317
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9
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325
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30.0
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0.1
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-5
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-1.5
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82
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171
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44
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14
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Martinique
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107
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45
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2
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47
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43.9
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0.1
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n.s.
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n.s.
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5
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5
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10
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21
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Montserrat
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11
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3
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-
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3
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27.3
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0.3
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n.s.
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n.s.
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Netherlands Antilles
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80
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1
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-
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1
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n.s.
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n.s.
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n.s.
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n.s.
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Puerto Rico
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887
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225
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4
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229
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25.8
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0.1
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-1
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-0.2
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-
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-
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57
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25
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Saint Kitts and Nevis
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36
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4
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4
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11.1
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0.1
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n.s.
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-0.6
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Saint Lucia
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61
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8
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1
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9
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14.8
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0.1
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-1
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-4.9
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190
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198
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-
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-
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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39
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6
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0
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6
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15.4
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0.1
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n.s.
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-1.4
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166
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173
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-
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-
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Trinidad and Tobago
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513
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244
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15
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259
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50.5
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0.2
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-2
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-0.8
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71
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129
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120
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46
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United States Virgin Islands
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34
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14
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-
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14
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41.2
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0.1
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n.s.
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n.s.
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Total Caribbean
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22 839
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5 145
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566
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5 711
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25.0
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0.2
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13
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0.2
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57
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98
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-
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-
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Total North and Central America
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2 136 966
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531 771
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17 533
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549 304
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25.7
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1.1
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-570
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-0.1
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123
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95
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-
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-
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TOTAL WORLD
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13 063 900
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3 682 722
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186 733
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3 869 455
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29.6
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0.6
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-9 391
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-0.2
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100
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109
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-
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-
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Source: Appendix 3, Tables 3, 4, 6, 7 and 9.
*Partial result only. National figure not available.
In the West Indies, the Soufriere Hills Volcano on the island of
Montserrat erupted explosively between July 12-14, 2003, causing
collapse of portions of the volcanic dome and creating huge
pyroclastic flows (fast-moving clouds of hot ash and rock) that
spread 2 kilometers out over the ocean.
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