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of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory,
city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its
frontiers or boundaries.
Number of Countries
5
Number of Protected areas
34
3
with management effectiveness evaluationsPolygons/Points ratio
94%
Polygons6%
PointsNumber of sources
| For International designations | 4 |
| For National designations | 5 |
| TOTAL | 9 |
Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )
Area terrestrial
85.59%
coverage898,713 km2
Land Area Protected2,166,285 km2
Total Land Area
Area marine
33.97%
coverage2,939,427 km2
Marine Area Protected6,844,122 km2
Total Marine AreaWarning: These statistics might differ from those reported officially by countries due to difference in methodologies and datasets used to assess protected area coverage and differences in the base maps used to measure terrestrial and marine area of a country or territory.
IUCN Management categories
| Management categories | Count | % |
|---|---|---|
| Ia | 2 | 5.0 |
| Ib | 7 | 20.0 |
| II | 1 | 2.0 |
| III | 3 | 8.0 |
| IV | 1 | 2.0 |
| V | 1 | 2.0 |
| VI | 2 | 5.0 |
| Not Reported | 14 | 41.0 |
| Not Applicable | 3 | 8.0 |
Governance types
| Name | Governance type | Count | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal or national ministry or agency | 17 | 50.0 | |
| Not Reported | 17 | 50.0 |
Countries & territories
Countries & territories
National designations
6
| Categories | Count |
|---|---|
| Commonwealth Marine Reserve | 1 |
| Marine Protected Area | 1 |
| Protection zone around Nature Reserve | 1 |
| Marine Nature Park | 1 |
| National Park | 1 |
| Nature Reserve | 12 |
Regional designations
0
| Categories | Count |
|---|