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| Coastal Statistics, 2000 |
Afghanistan |
Middle East & North Africa |
World |
| Length of coastline {a} (km) |
0 |
47282 |
1634701 |
| Percent of population within 100 km |
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of the coast |
0 % |
X |
39 % |
| Area of continental shelf (km2) {b} |
0 |
786509 |
24285959 |
| Territorial sea (up to 12 nautical miles) (km2) |
X |
649740 |
18816919 |
| Claimed Exclusive Economic Zone (km2) |
X |
2015990 |
102108403 |
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| Area of Mangrove Forests (km2) |
0 |
0 |
169452 |
| Percent of Mangrove forests protected |
X |
X |
13 % |
| Number of Mangrove Species |
X |
3 |
70 |
| Number of Seagrass Species |
X |
13 |
58 |
| Number of Scleractinia Coral Genera {c} |
X |
63 |
X |
| International Legal Net Trade in Live Coral, |
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1997 (number of pieces) {d} |
X |
2 |
X |
| Number of Marine or Littoral Protected |
X |
126 |
3636 |
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| Wetlands of International Importance, |
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Extent (km2), 2000 |
X |
17483 |
730116 |
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| Fisheries Production |
| Average Annual Capture |
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Marine Fish, 2000 |
X |
2461334 |
84411066 |
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Mulluscs and Crustaceans, 1997 |
X |
175995 |
12055801 |
| Aquaculture Production (in metric tons): |
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Total (includes freshwater), 2000 |
X |
506180 |
45715559 |
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Marine and Diadromous Fish, 1997 |
X |
72517 |
2623888 |
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Mulluscs and Crustaceans, 1997 |
X |
4061 |
9889688 |
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Aquatic Plants, 1997 |
X |
0 |
7241754 |
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| Fish Consumption and Trade, 2000 |
| Per Capita Food Supply from Fish and |
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Fishery Products (kg/person) |
X |
8 |
16 |
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| Fish Consumption and Trade, 2000 (cont'd) |
| Fish Protein as a % of Total Protein Supply |
X |
3 % |
6 % |
| Annual Trade in Fish and Fisheries Products |
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Imports (thousand $US) |
X |
718161 |
60008337 |
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percent change since 1980 |
X |
134 % |
275 % |
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Exports (thousand $US) |
X |
1406134 |
54570489 |
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percent change since 1980 |
X |
X |
258 % |
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| Fishing Effort, both freshwater and marine |
| People Employed in Fishing and |
1500 |
824800 |
36116329 |
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| Docked Fishery Vessels, 1995-98 (number) {e} |
X |
16466 |
1297017 |
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| Country Profiles of the Food and Agriculture Organization |
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| Some footnotes are not incorporated here. Please refer to the Data Tables section of EarthTrends for a full listing. |
| a. Figures should be interpreted as approximations. Estimates may differ from other published sources |
| b. Up to 200 meters depth c. Reef forming corals (i.e. "true" or stony corals). |
| d. Imports - exports = net trade. E. Data are for the most recent available year in the listed range of years. |
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