Did you know?
- ✨The Galápagos Islands inspired Darwin's theory of evolution.
- 🥇Quito was one of the first cities ever named a UNESCO World Heritage Site (1978).
- ✨The Equator runs through the country — and Ecuador literally means 'equator' in Spanish.
- 🏔Mount Chimborazo's summit is the point on Earth's surface farthest from its centre, beating Everest.
- 🌊The Panama hat is actually Ecuadorian — woven on the coast for over a century.
Location
-2.00°, -77.50°
Actual size
Compared to Australia.
Australia · 7,692,024 km²
Ecuador
276,841 km²
% of Australia
3.60%
