Ecuador
India and Ecuador held the sixth round of their Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) in New Delhi, reviewing progress in bilateral relations and exchanging views on regional and global developments.
About Ecuador:
- Location: It is a country located on the northwestern edge of South America.
- Bordering countries: It is bordered by Colombia and Peru
- Maritime boundaries: It shares borders with the Pacific Ocean to the west.
- Capital City: Quito
- Geographical Features of Ecuador:
- It consists of 4 geographic regions namely
- Coastal lowlands and mountain area; the Central Andes Mountains and its two major chains Cordillera Occidental in the West and the Cordillera Oriental in the east.
- Climate: Tropical along coast, becoming cooler inland at higher elevations; tropical in Amazonian jungle lowlands.
- Highest Point: Mount Chimborazo
- Volcano: Cotopaxi is one of the world’s highest active volcanoes located in the Andes Mountains
- Rivers: It is drained by rivers Babahoyo, Chira, Coca, Curaray.
Source: India, Ecuador review bilateral ties at sixth Foreign Office Consultations in New Delhi