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Countries with Cheetahs

The fastest animal on land now only occupies 9% of it's historical range with many of the remaining populations highly fragmented and in decline. How many countries can you name that still have a population of wild cheetahs? Also included are the countries where cheetahs were known to survive into the 20th Century until becoming locally extinct.
Data is primarily sourced from a 2016 study (https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1611122114)
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Country
Estimated number of mature individuals
Namibia
2,800 - 3,100
Kenya
1,000 - 1,200
Botswana
900 - 1,200
South Africa
800 - 1,100
Tanzania
800 - 1,100
Ethiopia
300 - 500
Mozambique
350 - 470
South Sudan
350 - 400
Chad
180 -195
Zimbabwe
80 - 110
Zambia
< 60
Angola
< 50
Iran
43
Algeria
37 - 42
Central African Republic
25 - 30
Uganda
15 - 25
Burkina Faso
10 - 20
Niger
10 - 20
Benin
10 - 15
Mali
6 - 10
Libya
Possibly Extinct
Somalia
Possibly Extinct
Sudan
Possibly Extinct
Djibouti
Extinct in 21st C
Eritrea
Extinct in 21st C
Malawi
Extinct in 2007
Iraq
Extinct in 1991
Turkmenistan
Extinct in 1984
Uzbekistan
Extinct in 1983
Oman
Extinct in 1977
Saudi Arabia
Extinct in 1973
Morocco
Extinct in 1970s
Yemen
Extinct in 1963
Egypt
Extinct in 1959
Kazakhstan
Extinct in 1957
India
Extinct in 1952
Afghanistan
Extinct in 1950s
Pakistan
Extinct in 1950s
Tajikistan
Extinct in 1950s
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