What's the common sense about Ecuador?

Capital: Quito

Area: 256,370 square kilometers

Population: 654.38+02.6 million (2002)

Ethnic composition: Ecuadoreans are a mixture of indigenous Indians, European immigrants (mainly Spanish) and African blacks.

Language: Spanish is the national language.

Currency: USD

National Geographic

Ecuador is located in the northwest of South America, and the equator crosses the north of the country (the country name means "equator" in Spanish). The northeast borders Colombia. It borders Peru in the southeast. It faces the Pacific Ocean to the west.

The whole country is divided into three parts: western coastal areas, central mountainous areas and eastern areas. Plain and hilly areas in the west. The central Andes runs through the north and south, where there are many volcanoes and earthquakes. The famous Cotopaxi volcano, at an altitude of 5,897 meters, is one of the highest active volcanoes in the world. Mount Chimborazo, at an altitude of 63 10 meters, is the highest peak in China. Tungurawa volcano is 5023 meters above sea level, and its last activity was on July 12, 2002. This volcano is called "Black Giant". The diameter of the crater is183m, and so far 17 eruptions have been recorded. There are many forests in the Amazon basin in northeast China. The Galapagos Islands are located in the Pacific Ocean.

Mineral deposits are dominated by oil, with natural gas reserves of 225 billion cubic meters. The forest area accounts for 43% of the total area of the country. Rich in water power and fishery resources. There are the richest tuna fishing grounds in the world and shrimp farms suitable for all kinds of shrimp. The Galapagos Islands have rare animal and plant resources and are called the living museum of nature. Ecuador has a hot and rainy tropical climate with high temperature all year round. The average annual precipitation decreased from 3000 mm to 500 mm from north to south. July to 165438+ 10 is the dry season, and the rest is the rainy season.

The origin of Ecuador's name

Named after the country crossing the equator, Spanish means "equator".