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The drivers of deforestation vary significantly between different tropical rainforest regions. The table below shows the proportion of deforestation attributed to different drivers in three major rainforest regions.

Causes of Deforestation in Tropical Rainforest Regions

Tropical Rainforest RegionCommercial AgricultureSubsistence / Shifting AgricultureLoggingInfrastructure and Mining
Amazon (South America)70%15%10%5%
Congo Basin (Africa)10%65%15%10%
Southeast Asia50%25%15%10%

In a given year, an environmental monitoring agency records a total forest loss of 12,000 km212,000\text{ km}^212,000 km2 across these three regions, distributed as follows:

  • Amazon: 6,000 km26,000\text{ km}^26,000 km2
  • Congo Basin: 2,000 km22,000\text{ km}^22,000 km2
  • Southeast Asia: 4,000 km24,000\text{ km}^24,000 km2

Using the data provided, calculate the total area (in km2\text{km}^2km2) deforested due to commercial agriculture across all three regions combined.

2,800 km22,800\text{ km}^22,800 km2

5,200 km25,200\text{ km}^25,200 km2

5,600 km25,600\text{ km}^25,600 km2

6,400 km26,400\text{ km}^26,400 km2

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