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The Andes Mountains, which cross the country from north to south, divide continental Ecuador into four distinct geographical regions:
Despite its small size, the country boasts 24 different ecological life zones - from tropical rainforest to mangrove swamps to high altitude grasslands called paramo – making Ecuador more topographically diverse than the continental U.S.
Politically and administratively, Ecuador is divided in 22 provinces: 5 in the Costa, 10 in la Sierra, 6 in the Oriente, and 1 in the Galapagos Islands.
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