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The World's Largest Tropical Forests - by Country
All figures come from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: The State of the World's Forests 2003
Figures represent "Tropical Forest Area" in a given country as defined by the FAO.
| Country | | sq. km | | sq miles |
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| Brazil | | 5,327,997 | | 2,057,188 |
| Dem. Rep. 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 |
| Venezuela | | 494,849 | | 191,066 |
| United Republic of Tanzania | | 387,944 | | 149,789 |
| Mexico | | 386,275 | | 149,144 |
| Myanmar | | 340,605 | | 131,511 |
| Argentina | | 315,166 | | 121,688 |
| Zambia | | 312,327 | | 120,592 |
| Mozambique | | 305,879 | | 118,103 |
| Papua New Guinea | | 305,879 | | 118,103 |
| Cameroon | | 238,478 | | 92,079 |
| Paraguay | | 233,620 | | 90,203 |
| Central African Republic | | 228,972 | | 88,408 |
| Congo | | 220,506 | | 85,139 |
| Gabon | | 218,167 | | 84,236 |
| Malaysia | | 192,838 | | 74,456 |
| Zimbabwe | | 190,319 | | 73,484 |
| Kenya | | 170,887 | | 65,981 |
| Guyana | | 168,718 | | 65,144 |
| Thailand | | 147,557 | | 56,973 |
| Suriname | | 141,070 | | 54,468 |
| Nigeria | | 135,112 | | 52,168 |
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