No. 1: Baku, Azerbaijan
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Health & sanitation index: 27.6
In terms of pollution, Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku, takes the cake. Due to intense oil drilling and shipping activity in the area, Baku faces alarming levels of air pollution. As Azerbaijan is still largely dependent on these maritime activities, it is highly unlikely that the situation will find any solution anytime soon. However, Azerbaijan officials are looking at enacting a taxation policy that will make oil companies pay additional taxes for their activities.
