FACTS ON ECUADOR
>Total area-283, 561 sq km
>Land area_ 276, 841 sq km
>Water area- 6720 sq km
>Size compared to the U.S.A- Ecuador is roughly the size of north and south dakota combined.
>Bordered by- Colombia 590 km, Peru 1,420 km, pacific ocean 2,237 km, and the Galapagos islands.
>Total distance of land boundaries- 4,247 km,
>Total distance of coastline-2,237 km
>Climate- tropical along coast, becoming cooler inland at higher elevations; tropical in Amazonian jungle lowlands
>Terrain- coastal plain (costa), inter-Andean central highlands (sierra), and flat to rolling eastern jungle (oriente)
>Highest elevation-Chimborazo 6,267 m
>Lowest elevation-Pacific Ocean 0 m
>Total area-283, 561 sq km
>Land area_ 276, 841 sq km
>Water area- 6720 sq km
>Size compared to the U.S.A- Ecuador is roughly the size of north and south dakota combined.
>Bordered by- Colombia 590 km, Peru 1,420 km, pacific ocean 2,237 km, and the Galapagos islands.
>Total distance of land boundaries- 4,247 km,
>Total distance of coastline-2,237 km
>Climate- tropical along coast, becoming cooler inland at higher elevations; tropical in Amazonian jungle lowlands
>Terrain- coastal plain (costa), inter-Andean central highlands (sierra), and flat to rolling eastern jungle (oriente)
>Highest elevation-Chimborazo 6,267 m
>Lowest elevation-Pacific Ocean 0 m