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Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km)

Definition: Rural land area below 5m is the total rural land area in square kilometers where the elevation is 5 meters or less.

Source: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University. 2013. Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates Version 2. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.e

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Year	Value
1990	82,717
2000	82,717
2010	82,717

Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area)

Definition: Rural land area below 5m is the percentage of total land where the rural land elevation is 5 meters or less.

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Year	Value
1990	0.540
2000	0.544
2010	0.539

Urban land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km)

Definition: Urban land area below 5m is the total urban land area in square kilometers where the elevation is 5 meters or less.

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Year	Value
1990	4,624
2000	4,624
2010	4,624

Urban land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area)

Definition: Urban land area below 5m is the percentage of total land where the urban land elevation is 5 meters or less.

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Year	Value
1990	0.031
2000	0.031
2010	0.031

Land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area)

Definition: Land area below 5m is the percentage of total land where the elevation is 5 meters or less.

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Year	Value
1990	0.570
2000	0.575
2010	0.570

Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)

Definition: Rural population below 5m is the percentage of the total population, living in areas where the elevation is 5 meters or less.

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Year	Value
1990	1.57
2000	1.42
2010	1.28

Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)

Definition: Urban population below 5m is the percentage of the total population, living in areas where the elevation is 5 meters or less.

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Year	Value
1990	1.26
2000	1.27
2010	1.26

Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)

Definition: Population below 5m is the percentage of the total population living in areas where the elevation is 5 meters or less.

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Year	Value
1990	2.82
2000	2.68
2010	2.54

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Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use