Countries with Wild Hippos

Name the countries where hippopotamuses (species: hippopotamus amphibious) are found in the wild. Source: International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
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Last updated: April 9, 2017
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Number
Country
40.000
Zambia
20.000-30.000
Tanzania
18.000
Mozambique
10.000
Malawi
7.000
Uganda
7.000
Zimbabwe
5.000
Ethiopia
5.000
Kenya
3.000-6.000
Sudan
3.000-5.000
South Africa
2.000-4.000
Botswana
2.000-4.000
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1.000-2.000
Guinea
1.000-2.000
Guinea - Bissau
500-1500
Cameroon
850
Central African Republic
500-1000
Burkina Faso
500
Senegal
Number
Country
400-500
Ghana
300-500
Benin
300-500
Togo
300-400
Côte d'Ivoire
300
Nigeria
200-400
Rwanda
200-300
Burundi
250
Gabon
<200
Mali
100
Equatorial Guinea
100
Niger
100
Sierra Leone
<50
Somalia
40
Gambia
Unknown
Angola
Unknown
Chad
Unknown
Namibia
Unknown
Swaziland
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Level 39
May 21, 2018
Excellent quiz but it needs less time. Is there insufficient data for South Sudan? It definitely seems there would be hippos there.
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Level 78
Jan 15, 2019
Hard to believe there are none in the Republic of Congo as its surrounded by countries that have hippos.
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Level 69
Dec 1, 2020
Colombia has a wild population of about 80 hippos that are descended from 4 that escaped.