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How much land surface does the rainforest cover? and How many countries does it touch?

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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.

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