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1. One-fifth of the world's fresh water is in the Amazon Basin (this excludes the non-available freshwater contained within polar ice).

2. Over 2,000 species of fish have been identified in the Amazon Basin, which is more species than have been identified in the entire Atlantic Ocean.

3. The Amazon Basin contains the largest tropical rainforest in the world.

4. There are more unknown, undiscovered species of flora and fauna in the Amazon Basin than there are known species.

5. The average annual rainfall in the Amazon Basin is about 203 cm, or 80 inches.

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