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The Amazon rainforest extends over nine countries in South America (Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana and Suriname). Around 60% of this tropical area is referred to as the Brazilian Amazon. Nine Brazilian states are part of this tropical region: Acre (AC), Amapá (AP), Amazonas (AM), Mato Grosso (MT), Maranhão (MA), Pará (PA), Rondônia (RO), Roraima (RR) and Tocantins (TO).
