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00:005. Explore Lungs of Earth, Five Largest Rainforests in the World
00:06Rainforests are often called the world's largest pharmacy because a quarter of natural medicines
00:12have been discovered within them.
00:146. Amazon Rainforest The world's largest rainforest, the Amazon,
00:20spans 2.3 million square miles across nine South American countries.
00:277. Congo Basin Rainforest The second-largest, the Congo Basin Rainforest
00:32in Central Africa covers 780 zero-square miles.
00:378. Congo Basin Rainforest This rainforest spans six countries, Cameroon,
00:44Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, and the Democratic Republic
00:51of Congo.
00:539. New Guinea Rainforest The world's third-largest rainforest is on
00:59the island of New Guinea.
01:0110. New Guinea Rainforest The eastern half is part of Papua New Guinea
01:06and the western half belongs to Indonesia. The island covers approximately 303 zero-square
01:13miles.
01:1411. Sunderland Rainforest The Sunderland Rainforest, encompassing the
01:19Malay Peninsula and the islands of Sumatra, Java, and Borneo in Southeast Asia, covers
01:25190 seven zero-square miles.
01:3012. Mekong River Basin Rainforest The fifth-largest rainforest is the Mekong
01:34River Basin along the Mekong River, the longest river in Southeast Asia, at about 3,0 miles
01:414,900 km.