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Most thinly populated country in the world has many endemic species. That country is

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France
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Japan
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Australia
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China
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The correct option is C Australia
Australia has many endemic species - species which occur nowhere else on Earth. Australia has more endemic plants than 98% of the world's countries, and more endemic non-fish vertebrates than any other country on Earth. They have more endemic mammals than any other country, more endemic birds than 99% of the world's countries, more endemic reptiles by far than any other country, and more endemic amphibians than 97% of the world's countries. Some of the best-known examples are kangaroo, koala, echidna, dingo, platypus, wallaby and wombat.

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