Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador (Spanish: Ecuador or República del Ecuador, IPA[re'puβlika ðel ekwa'ðoɾ]) is a country in northwestern South America, bounded by Colombia on the north, by Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean on the west. The country also includes the Galápagos Islands (Archipelago de Colón) in the Pacific, about 965 kilometers (about 600 mi) west of the mainland. Named after the Spanish word for equator, Ecuador straddles the equator and has an area of 272,045 square kilometers (105,037 mi²). Its capital city is Quito.
Area:
total: 283,560 sq km
land: 276,840 sq km
water: 6,720 sq km
Climate:
tropical along coast, becoming cooler inland at higher elevations; tropical in Amazonian jungle lowlands Terrain:
coastal plain (costa), inter-Andean central highlands (sierra), and flat to rolling eastern jungle (oriente) Population:
13,212,742 Languages:
Spanish (official), Amerindian languages (especially Quechua Capital:
Quito
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