Equator

The equator is an imaginary circle drawn around a planet (or other astronomical object) at a distance halfway between the poles. The equator divides the planet into a Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere. The latitude of the equator is, by definition, 0°. The length of Earth's equator is about 40,075.0 km, or 24,901.5 miles.

Equatorial nations

The equator traverses the land and/or water of 13 countries in total:

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• São Tomé and Príncipe - perhaps passing through Ilhéu das Rolas, an islet in this archipelago
• Gabon
• Republic of the Congo
• Democratic Republic of Congo
• Uganda
• Kenya
• Somalia
• Maldives - may miss every island
• Indonesia
• Pini - a small island near Sumatra
• Sumatra
• Lingga and one other small island near Sumatra
• Borneo - Kalimantan
• Sulawesi
• Halmahera
• small islands east of Halmahera
• Kiribati
• Gilbert Islands - may miss every island
• Phoenix Islands - near miss of Baker Island
• Line Islands - near miss of Jarvis Island
• Ecuador
• Galapagos Islands - passing through Isabela Island.
• Mainland Ecuador
• Colombia
• Brazil