Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Ecuador also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific. Ecuador has a land area of 109483.5 mi2
In Ecuador there are seven regions or zones, each shaped by the following provinces:
In Ecuador there are seven regions or zones, each shaped by the following provinces:
- Region 1 (16,265 mi2): Esmeraldas, Carchi, Imbabura, and Sucumbios.
- Region 2 (6,795 mi2): Pichincha, Napo, and Orellana.
- Region 3 (17,263 mi2): Chimborazo, Tungurahua, Pastaza, and Cotopaxi.
- Region 4 (8,594 mi2): Manabí and Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas.
- Region 5 (14,834 mi2): Santa Elena, Guayas, Los Ríos, Galápagos, and Bolívar.
- Region 6 (14,763 mi2): Cañar, Azuay, and Morona Santiago.
- Region 7 (10,645 mi2): El Oro, Loja, and Zamora Chinchipe.