DF Wildkids @ FaceBook DF WildKids Home   5 AMAZING FACTS Amazing facts about Amazon Forests: Amazon forest is rich in minerals as the sand blown from the Sahara desert recharges its minerals. In size, the amazon forest is covering more than 5,000,000 sq.km. Amazon forests have nearly 400 billion trees and 16,000 species. 60% of the amazon forest is in Brazil. This is believed that the Amazon forest could have existed for more than 55 billion years.   Contribution by Ms. Mirra Liked this Page? Write your comments / suggestions here..