Ecuador - Republica del Ecuador - Country Profile - Galapagos - Western South America - Nations Online Project
Capital City: Quito (pop. 1.4 million)
Other Cities:
Cuenca, Guayaquil (largest city in Ecuador)
Government:
Independence: 24 May 1822 (from Spain).
Constitution: 10 August 1998.
Location: Western South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean at the Equator, between  Colombia and Peru.
Area : 283,561 km² (109.483 sq. mi.)
Terrain: Jungle east of the Andes, a rich agricultural coastal plain west of the  Andes, high-elevation valleys through the mountainous center of the country and  an archipelago of volcanic islands in the Pacific Ocean.
Climate: Varied, mild year-round in the mountain valleys; tropical, hot  and humid in coastal and Amazonian jungle lowlands.
People:
Nationality: Ecuadorian(s).
Population : 16.2 million (2015)
Ethnic groups: Mestizo (mixed Indian and Spanish) 65%, Indigenous 25%, Caucasian  and others 7%, African 3%.
Religion: Predominantly Roman Catholic (95%), but religious freedom recognized.
Languages :  Spanish (official), indigenous languages, especially Quichua, the Ecuadorian dialect  of Quechua.
Literacy: 90%
Natural resources: Petroleum, fish, timber, hydropower.
Agriculture products: Bananas, coffee, cocoa, rice, potatoes, manioc (tapioca),  plantains, sugarcane; cattle, sheep, pigs, beef, pork, dairy products; balsa wood;  fish, shrimp.
Industries: Petroleum, food processing, textiles, wood products, chemicals.
Currency: US Dollar (USD)
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