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

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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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