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Amazonia.
geographic area of South America covering the rainforest and river basin, the largest remaining rainforest in the world
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About Amazonia
The Amazon rainforest, also called the Amazon jungle, Amazonia, or simply the Amazon, is a moist broadleaf tropical rainforest in the Amazon biome that covers most of the Amazon basin of South America. This basin encompasses 7 million km2 (2.7 million sq mi), of which 6 million km2 (2.3 million sq mi) are covered by the rainforest. This region includes territory belonging to nine nations and 3,344 indigenous territories.
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- Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador