page_title: Outline of Ecuador
section_title: Environment of Ecuador
hierarchical_section_title: Outline of Ecuador / Geography of Ecuador / Environment of Ecuador
caption_attribution_description: English: Satellite image of Ecuador
context_page_description: The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Ecuador:
  Ecuador – representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, by Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. The country also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about 965 kilometers west of the mainland. Ecuador straddles the equator, from which it takes its name, and has an area of 256,371 square kilometers. Its capital city is Quito, and its largest city is Guayaquil.
context_section_description: Environment of Ecuador
  Climate of Ecuador
  Earthquakes in Ecuador
  National parks of Ecuador
  Wildlife of Ecuador
  Fauna of Ecuador
  Birds of Ecuador
  Mammals of Ecuador
caption: An enlargeable satellite image of continental Ecuador
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