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{{Nation|common_name=Equador|full_name=Republic of Equador|local_name=República do Equador|population=16 million|languages=Portuguese (Official) |
{{Nation|common_name=Equador|full_name=National Republic of Equador|local_name=República Nacional do Equador|population=16 million|languages=Portuguese (Official) |
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Nheengatu or Língua Geral Amazônica (Official)|capital=Belém|flag=Flag_Equador.png|government_type=Federal Republic|map=Locator_Equador.png}} |
Nheengatu or Língua Geral Amazônica (Official)|capital=Belém|flag=Flag_Equador.png|government_type=Federal Republic|map=Locator_Equador.png}} |
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'''Equador''', officially the '''Republic of Equador''' (''República do Equador'') is a country located in northwestern South America. Equador is the largest country of the continent by area, and also |
'''Equador''', officially the '''National-Republic of Equador''' (''República do Equador'') is a country located in northwestern South America. Equador is the largest country of the continent by area, and also shares the most number of borders with other countries: seven in total. It is bordered to the northeast by the Atlantic Ocean, to the east by [[Pernambuco]] and [[Bahia]], to the south by [[Brazil]], to the west by [[Peru]], to the north by [[Colombia]], [[Guiana]] and [[Palissandria]]. The majority of the country is inside the Amazon rainforest, which made it one of the 17 megadiverse countries. |
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Differently from its other Luso-American neighbors, Equador had a second widely spoken language along Portuguese: the ''Nheengatu'' or ''Língua Geral Amazônica,'' a language from Tupi language family and spoken is most of the country interior. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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