Ecuador

Key Facts About Ecuador

• •Ecuador is named after the equator, which runs through the country.
• •The Galápagos Islands, part of Ecuador, inspired Darwin's theory of evolution.
• •Ecuador is the world's largest exporter of bananas.
• •The country has the highest concentration of rivers per square kilometre in the world.
• •Quito, the capital, is the world's highest official capital city at 2,850 metres.

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