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South America > Ecuador > Geography

ECUADORIAN GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
slightly smaller than Nevada
Area > Land 276,840 sq km Time series [71st of 238]
Area > Total 283,560 sq km Time series [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 Time series
Land boundaries > Border countries
Colombia 590 km, Peru 1,420 km
Land use > Arable land 5.71% Time series [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 Time series [131st of 204]
Precipitation 1,026 mm [33rd of 95]
Surface area > sq. km 283,560 km² Time series [73rd of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain
Chimborazo

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Ecuador, Republic of Ecuador, Republica del Ecuador

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