Ecuador is considered a great nation due to its total area. Its total land area is 263,089 km² (approximately 101,579 mi²). The continental shelf of Ecuador is approximately 41,034 km². Ecuador is in South America. The vast majority of South American citizens speak Spanish or Portuguese. The South American countries include Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay. Ecuador has 2 neighboring countries. Its neighbors include Colombia, Peru. Ecuador is not a landlocked country. This means that it is bounded by at least one larger body of water. The average elevation range of Ecuador is 1,117 m (3,665 ft).

Neighbours
The total length of land borders of Ecuador is 2237 kilometers (~ 864 miles). Ecuador shares its land borders with 2 different countries and has the same number of unique land borders with neighboring areas. If, as in the case of Ecuador, a country has the same number of unique neighboring areas as land borders, then that country has no discontinuous sections of land border. This is in contrast to several countries that have several non-contiguous sections of land borders. Ecuador has 2 neighboring countries. Its neighbors include Colombia and Peru. The lengths of the land borders of Ecuador with its neighboring countries are as follows:

Colombia - 590 km (367 mi),
Peru - 1420 km (883 miles).
Cities
The capital of Ecuador is Quito. The biggest cities in Ecuador are Quito, Guayaquil.

Elevation
The average elevation range of Ecuador is 1,117 m (3,665 ft). The highest point in Ecuador is the Chimborazo with an official height of 6,267 m (20,562 ft). The lowest point in Ecuador is the Pacific Ocean. The difference in altitude between the highest (Chimborazo) and lowest (Pacific) point of Ecuador is 6,267 m (2 ft).

Area
The total land area of ​​Ecuador is 263,089 km² (approx. 101,579 mi²). and the total exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is 1,077,231 km² (~ 415,919 mi²). The continental shelf of Ecuador is approximately 41,034 km². Including the land mass and the EEZ, the total area of ​​Ecuador is approximately 1,340,320 km² (~ 517,498 mi²). Ecuador is considered a great nation due to its total area.

Forest and farmland
115,510 km² of the territory of Ecuador are covered with forests, and the forest area comprises 44% of the total land area. Ecuador has 15,808 km² of arable land, which is 6% of the total area of ​​the country.

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