republic of ecuador

1. A republic in northwestern South America;
   Became independent from Spain in 1822;
   The landscape is dominated by the Andes (synset 108794520)
   domain member region: puka inti, red sun, sol rojo - a small but violent terrorist organization formed in Ecuador in the early 1990s; responsible for bombing several government buildings
   is an instance of: south american country, south american nation - any one of the countries occupying the South American continent
   member holonym: ecuadoran, ecuadorian - a native or inhabitant of Ecuador
   belongs to:

   • oas, organization of american states - an association including most countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation
   • opec, organization of petroleum-exporting countries - an organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleum
   has:

   • guayaquil - the largest city of Ecuador
   • capital of ecuador, quito - the capital of Ecuador
   • galapagos, galapagos islands - a group of islands in the Pacific off South America; owned by Ecuador; known for unusual animal life
   • cotacachi - an Andean volcano in northern Ecuador; last erupted in 1955
   • cotopaxi - the world's largest active volcano; located in the Andes in north central Ecuador
   • sangay - an inactive volcano in the Andes in central Ecuador; last erupted in 1946
   • andes - a mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast
   • chimborazo - a mountain peak in the Andes in Ecuador (20,560 feet high)
   is a part of: south america - a continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama
   same as: ecuador

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