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Ecuador

Republic of Ecuador
República del Ecuador  (Spanish)
Flag of Ecuador
Coat of arms of Ecuador
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: 
  • "Dios, patria y libertad" (Spanish)
  • "Pro Deo, Patria et Libertate" (Latin)
  • "God, homeland and freedom"
Anthem: Salve, Oh Patria  (Spanish)
Hail, Oh Homeland
Location of Ecuador
Capital Quito
00°9′S 78°21′W / 0.150°S 78.350°W / -0.150; -78.350
Largest city Guayaquil
Official languages Spanish
Recognised regional languages Kichwa (Quichua), Shuar and others "are in official use for indigenous peoples"
Ethnic groups ()
Demonym Ecuadorian
Government Unitary presidential constitutional republic
• President
Rafael Correa
Jorge Glas
Legislature National Assembly
Independence
• Declared
August 10, 1809
• from Spain
May 24, 1822
• from Gran Colombia
May 13, 1830
• Recognized
February 16, 1840
September 28, 2008
Area
• Total
283,560 km2 (109,480 sq mi)a (75th)
• Water (%)
5
Population
• 2015 estimate
16,144,000 (65th)
• 2010 census
14,483,499
• Density
58.95/km2 (152.7/sq mi) (151st)
GDP (PPP) 2016 estimate
• Total
$194.845 billion
• Per capita
$11,788
GDP (nominal) 2016 estimate
• Total
$109.759 billion (64th)
• Per capita
$6,640
Gini (2014)  45.4
medium
HDI (2014) Increase 0.732
high · 88th
Currency United States dollarb (USD)
Time zone ECT / GALT (UTC−5 / −6)
Drives on the right
Calling code +593
ISO 3166 code EC
Internet TLD .ec
  1. Including Galápagos.
  2. Sucre until 2000, replaced by the US$ and Ecuadorian centavo coins.
Largest cities of Ecuador

Guayaquil
Guayaquil
Quito
Quito
Cuenca
Cuenca
City Province Population

Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo

Machala
Machala
1 Bandera de Guayaquil.svg Guayaquil Bandera de Guayaquil.svg Guayas 2 710 915
2 Flag of Quito.svg Quito Bandera Provincia Pichincha.svg Pichincha 2 342 191
3 Flag of Cuenca, Ecuador.svg Cuenca Bandera Provincia Azuay.svg Azuay 331 888
4 Bandera de Sto. Domingo de los Colorados.png Santo Domingo Bandera Provincia Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas.svg Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas 305 632
5 Machala Flag.svg Machala Bandera Provincia El Oro.svg El Oro 241 606
6 Flag of Durán.svg Durán Bandera de Guayaquil.svg Guayas 235 769
7 Flag of Portoviejo.svg Portoviejo Bandera Provincia Manabí.svg Manabí 223 086
8 Bandera de Manta.png Manta Bandera Provincia Manabí.svg Manabí 221 122
9 Bandera Provincia Loja.svg Loja Bandera Provincia Loja.svg Loja 180 617
10 Bandera Provincia Tungurahua.svg Ambato Bandera Provincia Tungurahua.svg Tungurahua 178 538

Coordinates: 2°00′S 77°30′W / 2.000°S 77.500°W / -2.000; -77.500

Ecuador (Listeni/ˈɛkwədɔːr/ EK-wə-dor, Spanish: [ekwaˈðor]) (Quechua: Ikwadur), officially the Republic of Ecuador (Spanish: República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: Ikwadur Ripuwlika), is a representative democratic republic in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Ecuador also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) west of the mainland.


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