Premise: Ecuador ( [ ˈɛkwədɔːr ] , [ ekwaˈðor ] ) ( Ikwadur ) , officially the Republic of Ecuador ( [ República del Ecuador , ] , which literally translates as `` Republic of the Equator '' ; Ikwadur Ripuwlika ) , 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 is a democratic presidential republic .
Hypothesis: Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America.
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