India is one of the world’s richest countries in terms of its vast array of biological diversity and has nearly, _________ of the total number of species of the world.

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India is one of the world's wealthiest countries in terms of biological diversity, accounting for approximately 8% of the total number of species on the planet.
India has many physiographic divisions such as Northern Mountains, plains, deserts, and so on, making it a diversified country. There is a wide range of flora and animals available in each division and climate. The Himalayas, which constitute the northern shield, are rich in vegetation and wildlife, but biodiversity is in full bloom in the Western Ghats. The abundance of species, both animal and plant, has made India a biodiversity-rich country.

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