| | Geographic Coordinates: | 2 00 S, 77 30 W | | Location: | Western South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean at the Equator, between Colombia and Peru | | Area: | total: 283,560 sq km
land: 276,840 sq km
water: 6,720 sq km
note: includes Galapagos Islands | | Area - comparative: | slightly smaller than Nevada | | Land boundaries: | total: 2,010 km
border countries: Colombia 590 km, Peru 1,420 km | | Coastline: | 2,237 km | | Terrain: | coastal plain (costa), inter-Andean central highlands (sierra), and flat to rolling eastern jungle (oriente) | | Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Chimborazo 6,267 m | | Capital: | 22 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Azuay, Bolivar, Canar, Carchi, Chimborazo, Cotopaxi, El Oro, Esmeraldas, Galapagos, Guayas, Imbabura, Loja, Los Rios, Manabi, Morona-Santiago, Napo, Orellana, Pastaza, Pichincha, Sucumbios, Tungurahua, Zamora-Chinchipe |
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