Where is the worlds largest rainforest?

The Amazon rainforest spreads across roughly 5.5 million square kilometres of South America, with the largest share in Brazil and significant portions in Peru, Colombia, and six other nations. It is drained by the Amazon River, which carries more water than any other river on Earth. The forest is astonishingly rich in life, home to perhaps 10 percent of all known species. It plays a vital role in storing carbon and shaping regional and global climate. Deforestation and fires pose serious threats to this vast and irreplaceable ecosystem.