Environment
Natural hazards:
- Destructive earthquakes
Current issues:
- Air pollution from metallurgical plants
- Sites for disposing of urban waste are limited
- Widespread casualties, water shortages, and destruction of infrastructure because of the 1992-95 civil strife
International agreements:
- Party to: Air Pollution, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection
- Signed, but not ratified: none
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