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Area > Comparative
slightly smaller than Nevada |
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Area > Total
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77 sq km
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[77th of 248]
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Area > Water
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56 sq km
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[56th of 237]
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Capital city with population
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Quito - 1,500,000 |
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Climate
tropical along coast, becoming cooler inland at higher elevations; tropical in Amazonian jungle lowlands |
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Coastline
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61 km
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[61st of 249]
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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Chimborazo 6,267 m |
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Forested Land
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62% |
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[62nd of 193]
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Geography > Note
Cotopaxi in Andes is highest active volcano in world |
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Irrigated land
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45 sq km
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[45th of 185]
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Largest city
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Guayaquil |
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Largest city population
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56 |
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[56th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Quito - 1,500,000 |
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Location
Western South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean at the Equator, between Colombia and Peru |
Map references
South America |
Maritime claims > Continental shelf
100 nm from 2,500 meter isobath |
Natural resources
petroleum, fish, timber, hydropower |
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Population density
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146 people per sqkm |
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[146th of 256]
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Precipitation
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33 mm |
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[33rd of 95]
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Terrain
coastal plain (costa), inter-Andean central highlands (sierra), and flat to rolling eastern jungle (oriente) |
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SOURCES: The area of various small countries expressed in comparison to various areas within the United States of America.
; Total area in square kilometers
; Total water area in square kilometers
; Capital cities including most recent population (estimates included). Populations are figures only within the city limits, unless otherwise specified. All populations are from 2001 t0 2005 unless otherwise specified.; A brief description of typical weather regimes throughout the year.
; The total length of the boundary between the land area (including islands) and the sea.
; Highest point above sea level
; Forested land as a proportion of total land area, estimate by FAO; This entry includes miscellaneous geographic information of significance not included elsewhere.
; The number of square kilometers of land area that is artificially supplied with water.
; The city with the highest population; The population of the country's largest city; Largest cities including most recent population (estimates included). Populations are figures only within the city limits, unless otherwise specified. All populations are from 2001 t0 2005 unless otherwise specified.; The country's regional location, neighboring countries, and adjacent bodies of water.
; The name of the CIA World Factbook reference map on which a country may be found. The entry on Geographic coordinates may be helpful in finding some smaller countries.
; Continental shelf - the LOS Convention (Article 76) defines the continental shelf of a coastal State as comprising the seabed and subsoil of the submarine areas that extend beyond its territorial sea throughout the natural prolongation of its land territory to the outer edge of the continental margin, or to a distance of 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured where the outer edge of the continental margin does not extend up to that distance; the continental margin comprises the submerged prolongation of the landmass of the coastal State, and consists of the seabed and subsoil of the shelf, the slope and the rise; it does not include the deep ocean floor with its oceanic ridges or the subsoil thereof. A full and definitive definition can be found in the Law of the Sea (LOS) Convention.
; A country's mineral, petroleum, hydropower, and other resources of commercial importance.
; People per square kilometre, in 1999. At this time the world average was 14.42.; Average Annual Precipitation in Largest City (mm, 1931-1960); A brief description of the topography
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Ecuador, Republic of Ecuador, Republica del Ecuador
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