The graph below shows the number of Asian elephants between 1997 and 2004. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The depicted bar chart illustrates the changes in the rates of

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in nine countries in Asia from 1997 to 2004.

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, India remained the country with the highest amount of

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throughout the period,

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it subsided over the years,

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China recorded the lowest numbers. And Cambodia was the only country that experienced an increase,

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other nations' figures declined throughout the era. Looking from a detailed perspective, India reached a milestone in 1997 by registering almost 10,000

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that year. Even though

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figure decreased to about 7,500 in 2004, India held its superiority. In second place is Myanmar with roughly 5.500 in 1997, and around 5,000 in 2004. In 1997, the

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in Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Thailand accounted for between 2000 and 4000, with Thailand exceeding the other two nations; meanwhile, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and China failed to reach 2000.

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, in 2004, the proportions of the given animal in all of these countries declined to become lower than in 2000, except for Sri Lanka's , which remained above

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number.