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Ecuador

EC / ECU   -1.0°, -78.0°

Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contains the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about 1,000 kilometers west of the mainland. The country's capital is Quito, and the largest city is Guayaquil.

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Capital
Quito
Population
16,938,986
Area
257,204 km2
Climate
Tropical
Government
Presidential republic
Currency
United States dollar
Languages
Spanish 98.6%, Indigenous 3.9%
Sells
crude petroleum, shellfish, bananas, fish
Sells to
USA 22%, China 21%, Panama 12%
Land borders
2: Colombia, Peru
Drives on the
right
Calling code
+593
Founded
1840
Hemisphere
Southern

Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

Spanishofficial
98.6%
3.9%

What it sells, and to whom

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Exports

crude petroleum shellfish bananas fish gold

Imports

refined petroleum coal tar oil cars packaged medicine plastics

Trades with

USA22.0% China21.0% Panama12.0% Japan3.0% Peru3.0% Colombia7.0% Brazil4.0%

Natural resources

petroleum fish timber hydropower

Industries

petroleum food processing textiles wood products chemicals

Farms and fisheries

  • bananas
  • sugarcane
  • milk
  • oil palm fruit
  • maize
  • rice

Largest cities

Quito  capital 2,781,641
Guayaquil 2,723,665
Cuenca 636,996
Santo Domingo de los Colorados 458,580
Ambato 387,309

Wars and conflicts

Click one to see everyone else who fought in it.

Gran Colombia-Peru War1828–1829 Ecuadorian–Peruvian War1941–1942 Chincha Islands War1864–1866 Paquisha War1981 Cenepa War1995 Ecuadorian–Colombian War1863

Form of government

Presidential republic.

republic presidential system

Money, belief and alliances

Money

United States dollar

Belongs to

Organization of American States United Nations World Meteorological Organization International Development Association Antarctic Treaty System Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Union of South American Nations Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency UNESCO International Bank for Reconstruction and Development World Health Organization World Trade Organization Interpol International Hydrographic Organization

Climate and geography

tropical along coast, becoming cooler inland at higher elevations; tropical in Amazonian jungle lowlands

Climate zone

Tropical

Highest point

Chimborazo

Landmarks and landscapes

Galapagos Islands Cotopaxi Quito

Southern hemisphere.

Land borders (2)

Colombia Peru

In charge right now

Daniel Noboa
Daniel Noboa Head of state and government

Figures from its history

Eloy Alfaro
Eloy Alfaro Liberal revolutionary president José Eloy Alfaro Delgado often referred to as "The Old Warrior," was an Ecuadorian politician who served as the President of Ecuador from 1895 to 1901 and from 1906 to 1911.
Rafael Correa President, 2007-2017 Rafael Vicente Correa Delgado is an Ecuadorian politician and economist who served as the 45th president of Ecuador from 2007 to 2017.
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