Ecuador

Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a representative democratic republic in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Ecuador also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about 1,000 kilometres west of the mainland. What is now Ecuador was home to a variety of Amerindian groups that were gradually incorporated into the Inca Empire during the 15th century. The territory was colonized by Spain during the 16th century, achieving independence in 1820 as part of Gran Colombia, from which it emerged as its own sovereign state in 1830. The legacy of both empires is reflected in Ecuador's ethnically diverse population, with most of its 15.2 million people being mestizos, followed by large minorities of European, Amerindian, and African descendants.

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Geographical values

• absolute in degrees, minutes and seconds:
  0° 13′ 9″ S • of southern latitude
  78° 30′ 35″ W • of western longitude
• in degrees with decimal fractions:
  −0.219273°; −78.509746°

Length of Ecuador from south to north is 766.797 kilometers, from west ot east – from 1,876.672 km on south to 1,882.800 km on north.