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Which country's capital is closest to the Equator?

Question #117905. Asked by jimmycarlos.

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Quito, Ecuador is closest to the equator (0º14'S / 78º30'W) closely followed by Kampala, Uganda (0º19'N / 32º35'E), São Tomé (0º20'N / 6º44'E) and Libreville, Gabon (0º30'N / 9º25'E).

link http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_closest_capital_to_the_Equator

(I'm generally suspicious of wiki.answers, but these figures all neatly in one place agree with checks in the CIA Factbooks for the countries which seem to have the equator running through them.)

link http://geography.about.com/od/physicalgeography/a/equatorialctys.htm

Oct 02 2010, 4:00 AM
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