填空题 <iframe src="/module/audioplay.html?objectid=33afd00b530cdea4ba01344acad73bdb"></iframe>Ecuador republic in northwestern South America, 1.__________ by Colombia on the north, by Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean on the west. The country also includes the Galápagos Islands (Colón Archipelago) in the Pacific, about 965 km (about 600 mi) west of the 2._________. Ecuador straddles the equator (Ecuador is the Spanish word for "equator") and has an 3. __________of 272,045 sq km (105,037 sq mi). Quito is the country's capital.Ecuador has a 4. __________ population composed of people of European, Native American, and African descent. The majority are mestizos, 5. __________of mixed European and Native American ancestry. Most of the Native Americans live in 6.__________ in the highlands region, where a small elite of European descent controls most of the land and wealth.Ecuador was a Spanish colony until 1822, when 7.__________forces won a decisive victory over Spain. Ecuador has had a democratically 8.__________ government since 1979, but historically the government has 9.__________between civilian rule and military dictatorship. Most political conflicts involved squabbles among groups within the 10. __________ classes who controlled the nation's wealth