The Amazon rainforest is known for being one of the most diverse ecosystems on Earth. According to the source, this biome located in South America was home to one in every ten known species on Earth. The Amazon basin spans across nine South American countries or territories: Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana. The region occupies an area of 2.6 million square miles, which represents around 40 percent of the total South American territory.
* Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana, a territory of France.
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WWF. (August 21, 2020). Key figures on the Amazon rainforest as of 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 19, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/909757/amazon-rainforest-key-figures/
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