The graph below shows the number of Asian elephants between 1997 and 2004.

The bar graph illustrates the

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of Asian

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in 1997 and 2004.

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, it is evident that

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in India accounted for the largest population,

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in China accounted for the smallest. It is

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notable that Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos had relatively similar numbers, with slight variations between 1997 and 2004. In 1997, the

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in India stood at 10,000, compared with 7,500 in 2004. India recorded the highest

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among all the countries in both years. The

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in Myanmar stood at around 5,200 in 1997, approximately 400 higher than that in 2004. Little change was observed in the

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in Sri Lanka, which stood at about 3,000 in the initial year and around 2,800 in the

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year. Almost the same

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as that for Sri Lanka was recorded for

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in Malaysia in 1997, but the

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dropped for

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in Malaysia to around 1,000 in 2004. The

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of

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in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos was almost identical in both years.

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in China were an exception, with the

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being lower in 2004.