Amazon rainforest

Summary

Amazon rainforest is a tropical forest^[1]. It draws 16,472 Wikipedia views per month (tropical_forest category, ranking #1 of 4).^[2]

Key Facts

• Amazon rainforest is in the country of Peru^[3].
• Amazon rainforest is in the country of Ecuador^[4].
• Amazon rainforest is in the country of Colombia^[5].
• Amazon rainforest is in the country of Venezuela^[6].
• Amazon rainforest is in the country of Guyana^[7].
• Amazon rainforest is in the country of Brazil^[8].
• Amazon rainforest is on the continent of Americas^[9].
• Amazon rainforest's instance of is recorded as tropical forest^[10].
• Amazon rainforest took place at Amazonia^[11].
• Amazon rainforest is part of South America^[12].
• Amazon rainforest's Commons category is recorded as Amazon Rainforest^[13].
• Amazon rainforest's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': -3.16, 'longitude': -60.03}^[14].
• Amazon rainforest's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Amazon Rainforest^[15].
• Amazon rainforest has a population of {'amount': '+34000000'}^[16].
• Amazon rainforest's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Amazon Rainforest^[17].
• Amazon rainforest's different from is recorded as Panamazonia^[18].
• Amazon rainforest covers an area of {'amount': '+6700000'}^[19].
• Amazon rainforest covers an area of {'amount': '+6900000'}^[20].
• Amazon rainforest's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[21].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Peru^[3], a sovereign state^[22], in Peru^[23], founded in 1821^[24]; Ecuador^[4], a sovereign state^[25], in Ecuador^[26], founded in 1809^[27]; Colombia^[5], a sovereign state^[28], in Colombia^[29], founded in 1810^[30]; Venezuela^[6], a sovereign state^[31], founded in 1811^[32]; Guyana^[7], a sovereign state^[33], in Guyana^[34], founded in 1966^[35]; and Brazil^[8], a sovereign state^[36], in Portuguese Empire^[37], founded in 1822^[38]. Amazon rainforest is on the continent of Americas^[9]. It is part of South America^[12].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+6700000'}^[19] and {'amount': '+6900000'}^[20]. Amazon rainforest has a population of {'amount': '+34000000'}^[16].

Designation and Status

Amazon rainforest's instance of is recorded as tropical forest^[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Amazon rainforest include Amazônia Legal^[39], a region^[40], in Brazil^[41] and Amazonas^[42], a state of Venezuela^[43], in Venezuela^[44], founded in 1994^[45].

Why It Matters

Amazon rainforest draws 16,472 Wikipedia views per month (tropical_forest category, ranking #1 of 4).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] It is known by 93 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

Entities named for it include Amazônia Legal^[39], a region^[40], in Brazil^[41] and Amazonas^[42], a state of Venezuela^[43], in Venezuela^[44], founded in 1994^[45].