Geography of Ecuador
- Ecuador is: an equatorial megadiverse country
- Location:
- Western Hemisphere, on the equator
- South America
- Time zones:
- Galápagos Islands – Galápagos Time (UTC-06)
- Rest of Ecuador – Ecuador Time (UTC-05)
- Extreme points of Ecuador
- High: Chimborazo 6,267 m (20,561 ft) – farthest point from the center of the Earth
- Low: Pacific Ocean 0 m
- Land boundaries: 2,010 km
- Peru 1,420 km
- Colombia 590 km
- Coastline: Pacific Ocean 2,237 km
- Western Hemisphere, on the equator
- Population of Ecuador: 13,755,680 people (2007 estimate) - 65th most populous country
- Area of Ecuador: 256,370 km2 (98,990 sq mi) - 73rd largest country
- Atlas of Ecuador
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