The Brief:Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador (Spanish: Repblica del Ecuador) is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, by Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean on the west. The country also includes the Galpagos Islands (Archipilago de Coln) in the Pacific, about 965 kilometers (600 miles) west of the mainland. Ecuador straddles the equator, from which it takes its name, and has an area of 256,370 square kilometers (98,985 mi2). Its capital city is Quito; its largest city is Guayaquil...
