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Area > Comparative slightly smaller than Nevada
Area > Land	276,840 sq km		[71st of 238]
Area > Total	283,560 sq km		[77th of 250]
Capital city with population	Quito - 1,500,000
Climate tropical along coast, becoming cooler inland at higher elevations; tropical in Amazonian jungle lowlands
Forested Land	38.1%		[62nd of 193]
Geographic coordinates	2 00 S, 77 30 W
Land boundaries > Border countries Colombia 590 km, Peru 1,420 km
Land use > Arable land	5.71%		[145th of 258]
Largest city	Guayaquil
Largest city population	1,831,000		[56th of 174]
Largest city with population	Quito - 1,500,000
Location Western South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean at the Equator, between Colombia and Peru
Map references South America
Natural resources petroleum, fish, timber, hydropower
Population density	45.38 people per sqkm		[146th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	47.78 people/m²		[131st of 204]
Precipitation	1,026 mm		[33rd of 95]
Surface area > sq. km	283,560 km²		[73rd of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain Chimborazo

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