Covering about 5.5 million square kilometers across South America, with the majority of its area lying within Brazil, the Amazon is the largest tropical rainforest on the planet. It is estimated to hold around 10 percent of all known species on Earth.
Record no. MRB-2026-005627
Largest Tropical Rainforest in the World
Reference Record – Not Certified
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