According to the CIA World Factbook, Ecuador has a total area of , including the Galápagos Islands. Of this, is land and water. The total area, according to the Ecuadorian government's foreign ministry, is . The Galápagos Islands are sometimes considered part of Oceania, which would thus make Ecuador a transcontinental country under certain definitions. Ecuador is bigger than the South America countries Uruguay, Suriname, Guyana and French Guiana.
According to the CIA World Factbook, Ecuador has a total area of , including the Galápagos Islands. Of this, ?is land and water. The total area, according to the Ecuadorian government's foreign ministry, is . The Galápagos Islands are sometimes considered part of Oceania, which would thus make Ecuador a transcontinental country under ,certain definitions. Ecuador is bigger than the South America countries Urugua,y, Suriname, Guyana and French Guiana.