Which country is home to the second-largest rainforest of the Americas?

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Which country is home to the second-largest rainforest of the Americas?

Question #151634. Asked by pehinhota.
Last updated Oct 03 2024.
Originally posted Aug 21 2024 1:29 PM.

wellenbrecher

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wellenbrecher

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This source gives Peru as the answer:

https://worldrainforests.com/amazon/countries.html

Top 10:
Country		sq. km		sq miles
Brazil		5,327,997	2,057,188
DR of the Congo	1,351,493	521,824
Indonesia	1,049,412	405,188
Australia	834,154		322,074
Angola		697,263		269,219
Peru		651,872		251,694
Sudan		616,007		237,846
India		608,810		235,067
Bolivia		530,454		204,813
Colombia	495,798		191,432

Response last updated by gtho4 on Oct 03 2024.
Sep 22 2024, 1:55 PM

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rambo79

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rambo79

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Nicaragua

Aug 21 2024, 1:33 PM

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Bugnutz

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Bugnutz

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It depends on how you count the Pacific Coastal rainforest from Alaska to California. It's 60,000 sq km, 2-3x the size of the Nicaraguan forest, so Canada could also be the answer.

Aug 21 2024, 2:13 PM

Which country is home to the second-largest rainforest of the Americas?

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