Amazon Rain Forest
Amazon rainforest The Amazon" and "Amazonia" redirect here. For the river, see Amazon River . For other uses, see Amazon and Amazonia (disambiguation) . Amazon rainforest Portuguese : Floresta amazônica Spanish : Selva amazónica Aerial view of the Amazon rainforest near Manaus Map Map of the Amazon rainforest ecoregions as delineated by the WWF in dark green [1] and the Amazon drainage basin in light green. Geography Location Bolivia , Brazil , Colombia , Ecuador , French Guiana ( France ), Guyana , Peru , Suriname , and Venezuela Coordinates 3°S 60°W Area 5,500,000 km 2 (2,100,000 sq mi) The Amazon rainforest , Amazon jungle [a] or Amazonia is a moist broadleaf tropical rainforest in the Amazon biome that covers most of the Amazon basin of South America. This basin encompasses 7,000,000 km 2 (2,700,000 sq mi), of which 5,500,000 km 2 (2,100,000 sq mi) are covered by the rainforest . This region includes territory belongi