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Question
Using a globe, write down the names of the countries through which the equator passes.
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Solution
Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Sao Tome and Principe, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Maldives, Indonesia, and Kiribati are the 13 countries through which the equator passes.
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