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Key Facts
Climate
tropical along coast, becoming cooler inland at higher elevations; tropical in Amazonian jungle lowlands
Coastline
2,237 km
Government type
presidential republic
Natural resources
petroleum, fish, timber, hydropower
Terrain
coastal plain (costa), inter-Andean central highlands (sierra), and flat to rolling eastern jungle (oriente)