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    1. Thailand
    For current information I highly recommend trying the CIA and FAO links 

    2. June 02 - August 02 Archives - mongabay.com
    ...includes a brief overview of countries having tropical forest cover and links to 

    3. Guyana
    Countries Appendix. GUYANA (94.4%) Guyana's rainforests are under siege 

    4. Guyana
    Countries Appendix GUYANA (94.4%) Guyana's rainforests are under siege by 

    5. Afrotropical Realm
    Countries Appendix. AFROTROPICAL REALM The vast majority of Africa's tropical 

    6. Afrotropical Realm
    Countries Appendix AFROTROPICAL REALM 2004 Update on the Congo Rainforest 

    7. Brunei
    Countries Appendix BRUNEI (82.4%) Despite its size, Brunei supports a variety 

    8. Central African Republic
    Countries Appendix CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (48%) Subsistence agriculture, 

    9. Honduras
    Countries Appendix HONDURAS (36.8%) With its varied ecosystems - from montane 

    10. Bolivia
    Countries Appendix BOLIVIA (44.6%) Bolivia still has substantial rainforest 

    11. Honduras
    Countries Appendix. HONDURAS (36.8%) With its varied ecosystems - from montane 

    12. Bangladesh
    Countries Appendix. BANGLADESH (7.8%) Bangladesh's high population density 

    13. Gabon
    Countries Appendix GABON (69.3%) Despite current economic problems, Gabon 

    14. Bolivia
    Countries Appendix. BOLIVIA (44.6%) Bolivia still has substantial rainforest 

    15. Guatemala
    Countries Appendix GUATEMALA (35.4%) Guatemala has one of the most extensive 

    16. Tropical Forest Countries - Index
    For current information I highly recommend trying the CIA and FAO links below. 

    17. Asian/Indomalayan Realm
    Countries Appendix. ASIAN/INDOMALAYAN REALM The Asian region makes up about 

    18. Congo
    Countries Appendix CONGO (57.2%) Congo is second only to Zaire (the Democratic 

    19. Belize
    Countries Appendix BELIZE (86.1%) Belize has substantial forest cover, a low 

    20. Cameroon
    Countries Appendix CAMEROON (42.1%) Cameroon once had one of the strongest 

    21. India
    Countries Appendix INDIA (21.9%) Tropical forest cover in India has been 

    22. Ecuador
    Countries Appendix ECUADOR (40.2%) Ecuador has a terrible conservation 

    23. Cote d' Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
    Countries Appendix COTE D' IVOIRE (IVORY COAST) (17.2%) Ivory Coast has 

    24. Neotropical Realm
    Countries Appendix NEOTROPICAL REALM 2004 Update! According to FAO 1997, 95% 

    25. Bangladesh
    Countries Appendix BANGLADESH (7.8%) Bangladesh's high population density 

    26. Colombia
    Countries Appendix COLOMBIA (51.0%) Despite its relatively small size, 

    27. Lao PDR
    Countries Appendix. LAO PDR (53.9%) 2004 Update on Laos Despite a small 

    28. Togo
    For current information I highly recommend trying the CIA and FAO links below. 

    29. Asian/Indomalayan Realm
    Countries Appendix ASIAN/INDOMALAYAN REALM The Asian region makes up about one-quarter 

    30. China
    Countries Appendix CHINA (14.0%) 2004 Update: China's Environment: Will 

    31. Australia
    Countries Appendix AUSTRALIA/OCEANIA AUSTRALIA (0.1% rainforest cover) Australia 

    32. Tropical Deforestation Rates in Africa
    African Deforestation & Forest Data. [an error occurred while processing this 

    33. El Salvador
    Countries Appendix EL SALVADOR (5.1%) El Salvador is the second most deforested 

    34. Ecuador
    Countries Appendix. ECUADOR (40.2%) Ecuador has a terrible conservation 

    35. Liberia
    Countries Appendix LIBERIA (46.8%) Nearly all Liberia's remaining forest 

    36. Cameroon
    Countries Appendix. CAMEROON (42.1%) Cameroon once had one of the strongest 

    37. Colombia
    Countries Appendix. COLOMBIA (51.0%) Despite its relatively small size, 

    38. Costa Rica
    Countries Appendix COSTA RICA (24.4%) The Central American country of Costa 

    39. Congo
    Countries Appendix. CONGO (57.2%) Congo is second only to Zaire (the Democratic 

    40. Guatemala
    Countries Appendix. GUATEMALA (35.4%) Guatemala has one of the most extensive 

    41. Gabon
    Countries Appendix. GABON (69.3%) Despite current economic problems, Gabon 

    42. Malaysia
    Countries Appendix MALAYSIA (47.1%) During the 1980s, rampant logging in 

    43. Lao PDR
    Countries Appendix. LAO PDR (53.9%) Despite a small population, undeveloped mineral 

    44. Cote d' Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
    Countries Appendix. COTE D' IVOIRE (IVORY COAST) (17.2%) Ivory Coast has 

    45. Neotropical Realm
    Countries Appendix. NEOTROPICAL REALM According to FAO 1997, 95% (852 million 

    46. Australia
    Countries Appendix. AUSTRALIA/OCEANIA AUSTRALIA (0.1% rainforest cover) Australia 

    47. Brazil's Troubled Economy
    Countries Appendix Brazil’s Troubled Economy. The recent economic history 

    48. Bhutan
    CIA-World Factbook Profile. COUNTRY APPENDIX. FAO-Forestry Profile. what's new | 

    49. Tropical Forest Countries - Index
    ...below. CIA-World Factbook Profile. COUNTRY APPENDIX. FAO-Forestry Profile. 

    50. Costa Rica
    Countries Appendix. COSTA RICA (24.4%) The Central American country of Costa 

    51. Rwanda
    Countries Appendix RWANDA (10.1%) Tourism is largely the reason mountain 

    52. Malaysia
    Countries Appendix. MALAYSIA (47.1%) During the 1980s, rampant logging in 

    53. Panama
    Countries Appendix PANAMA (37.6%) Panama's deforestation rate of 158,000 acres 

    54. Nicaragua
    Countries Appendix NICARAGUA (45.8%) Nicaragua has one of the largest stretches 

    55. Mexico
    Countries Appendix MEXICO (29.0%) Rapid industrialization of Mexico and 

    56. Bhutan
    Countries Appendix. BHUTAN (58.6%) Bhutan is still a largely undeveloped, 

    57. Liberia
    Countries Appendix. LIBERIA (46.8%) Nearly all Liberia's remaining forest 

    58. Brunei
    Countries Appendix. BRUNEI (82.4%) Despite its size, Brunei supports a variety 

    59. Central African Republic
    Countries Appendix. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (48%) Subsistence agriculture, 

    60. El Salvador
    Countries Appendix. EL SALVADOR (5.1%) El Salvador is the second most deforested 

    61. Peru
    Countries Appendix PERU (52.8%) Peru has some of the richest rainforests on 

    62. Philippines
    Countries Appendix PHILIPPINES (22.7%) The primary forests of the Philippines 

    63. Angola
    Countries Appendix ANGOLA (17.8%) Angola's rainforests, located in the 

    64. Buy Mongabay Stuff
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    65. Peru
    Countries Appendix. PERU (52.8%) Peru has some of the richest rainforests on 

    66. Rwanda
    Countries Appendix. RWANDA (10.1%) Tourism is largely the reason mountain 

    67. Panama
    Countries Appendix. PANAMA (37.6%) Panama's deforestation rate of 158,000 acres 

    68. Nicaragua
    Countries Appendix. NICARAGUA (45.8%) Nicaragua has one of the largest stretches 

    69. Mexico
    Countries Appendix. MEXICO (29.0%) Rapid industrialization of Mexico and 

    70. Philippines
    Countries Appendix. PHILIPPINES (22.7%) The primary forests of the Philippines 

    71. Nigeria
    Countries Appendix. NIGERIA (15.1%) Nigeria's execution of 8 environmental 

    72. Myanmar
    Countries Appendix. MYANMAR (BURMA) (41.3%) Myanmar, the country formerly 

    73. Indonesia
    Countries Appendix INDONESIA (60.6%) Indonesia houses the most extensive rainforest 

    74. mongabay.com -- Archives January & February 2003
    February 28, 2003. On February 25 the Los Angeles Times featured an article on the 

    75. Resources on the Kwahu
    ...fruits (Malawi ... economic importance in most West FAO - Forestry - Workshop 

    76. Largest Cities, by Country
    ...the site. Search. search mongabay.com MorningFix SmokingGun Eco-Portal, SurfWax 

    77. Nigeria
    Countries Appendix NIGERIA (15.1%) Nigeria's execution of 8 environmental 

    78. Indonesia
    Countries Appendix. INDONESIA (60.6%) Indonesia houses the most extensive rainforest 

    79. Myanmar
    Countries Appendix MYANMAR (BURMA) (41.3%) Myanmar, the country formerly 

    80. Madagascar
    Countries Appendix. MADAGASCAR (11.0%) [Pictures from Madagascar] Madagascar, 

    81. Guinea-Bissau
    Countries Appendix GUINEA-BISSAU (82%) Despite its small land area, 

    82. Tropical Rainforests & Freshwater Fish - mongabay.com
    October 16, 2003. The Wall Street Journal featured on article on Brazilian 

    83. mongabay.com achives - September-October 2002
    October 30, 2002. Added 16 more pictures to the Madagascar photo collection in the 

    84. Kenya
    CIA-World Factbook Profile. COUNTRY APPENDIX. FAO-Forestry Profile. what's new | 

    85. Guinea
    Countries Appendix GUINEA (25.9%) The rainforests of Guinea have been highly 

    86. Burundi
    Countries Appendix BURUNDI (12.3% ) Burundi is a landlocked, resource-poor country 

    87. French Guiana
    Countries Appendix FRENCH GUIANA (90.6%) The rainforests of French Guiana 

    88. Malawi
    Countries Appendix MALAWI (35.5%) Malawi is one of the world's least developed 

    89. Jan 02 - June 02 Archives - mongabay.com
    May 8, 2002. Special thanks to the Forest Conservation Portal for its continued 

    90. Gambia
    Countries Appendix GAMBIA (9.1%) The Gambia, one of the world's poorest 

    91. mongabay.com -- Archives March, April, May 2003
    May 29, 2003. The Wall Street Journal featured an article on logging in New 

    92. Equatorial Guinea
    Countries Appendix EQUATORIAL GUINEA (63.5%) Equatorial Guinea is located in region 

    93. mongabay.com Archives - June through July 2003
    July 29, 2003. The Pentagon announced the development of a terror futures market 

    94. Burundi
    Countries Appendix. BURUNDI (12.3% ) Burundi is a landlocked, resource-poor country 

    95. Madagascar
    Countries Appendix MADAGASCAR (11.0%) [Pictures from Madagascar] Madagascar, 

    96. Burkina Faso
    CIA-World Factbook Profile. COUNTRY APPENDIX. FAO-Forestry Profile. Rainforests. 

    97. India
    Countries Appendix. INDIA (21.9%) Tropical forest cover in India has been 

    98. China
    Countries Appendix. CHINA (14.0%) In the last decade of reform, China has made 

    99. Guinea
    Countries Appendix. GUINEA (25.9%) The rainforests of Guinea have been highly 

    100. Malawi
    Countries Appendix. MALAWI (35.5%) Malawi is one of the world's least developed 



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