Most of Africa's remaining rainforests are found in the Congo river basin on the Atlantic Ocean side of the continent. The Congo rainforest is famous for its gorillas, chimpanzees, and elephants as well as its native population of forest dwellers known as pygmies.
The Congo Rain Forest is located in central Africa. Spans approximately 1.5 million square miles. World's second largest rain forest. One of the most endangered ecosystems in the world due to commercial logging and expansion of farming.
