Filipe Frazao/ The Amazon is the biggest rainforest in the world The world's largest jungle, the Amazon scarcely needs an introduction It is the world's largest rainforest and spans nine countries in total, covering 40% of South America The Amazon represents over half of the planet's remaining rainforests and is home to an estimated 390 billion Since 04, the Brazilian Amazon's deforested area has added up to an accumulated 172 thousand square kilometers, an area roughly theSpanning nine South American countries and 25 million square miles (roughly the size of the 48 contiguous United States), the Amazon represents over half of the world's remaining rainforest Its moist, tropical vegetation stretches from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Andes Mountains in the west, a reflection of the high rainfall, high
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