Is the equator the hottest place on earth?

The hottest temperature ever recorded was in “Al-Azizyah” which is a town north west of Libya. On the 13th of September 1922, Al-Azizyah temperature was 57.8 °C (136 °F).

Is there a country at the center of equator?

It says equator passes Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Sao Tome & Principe, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Maldives, Indonesia and Kiribati.