Megadiverse countries
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The megadiverse countries are a group of countries in which less than the 10% of the global land surface has more than the 70% of the land's biodiversity. Most of these countries are located in the tropics. In 2002, an organization "Like-Minded Megadiverse Countries" was formed to recognize these countries as biodiversity hotspots.
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Only seventeen countries from a total of 200 in the world are considered Megadiverse, these countries are:[verification needed]
