Capital of Ecuador:
QuitoArea of Ecuador: 276,841 km² (106,889 mi²) (
74th)
Population of Ecuador: 18,135,478 (
72th)
- (2024 est.) Location: Northwestern South America
Languages of Ecuador: Spanish (Castilian; official) 98.6%,
Indigenous 3.9% (
Quechua 3.2%, other indigenous 0.7%), foreign 2.8%, other 0.6% (includes
Ecuadorian Sign Language) (2022 est.)
Religions of Ecuador: Roman Catholic 68.2%,
Protestant 19% (
Evangelical 18.3%, Adventist 0.6%, other Protestant 0.2%), Jehovah's Witness 1.4%, other 2.3%, none 8.2% don't know/no response 1% (2023 est.)
Currency:
United States dollar (
USD)
Calling code: (
+593)
Organizations: United Nations, Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Border countries (2):
Colombia 708 km (440 mi),
Peru 1,529 km (950 mi)
Coastline: Pacific Ocean 2,237 km (1,390 mi)
Maritime boundaries: Pacific Ocean
Administrative divisions of Ecuador
24 provinces (provincias, singular – provincia):
Azuay, Bolivar, Canar, Carchi, Chimborazo, Cotopaxi, El Oro, Esmeraldas, Galapagos, Guayas, Imbabura, Loja, Los Rios, Manabi, Morona Santiago, Napo, Orellana, Pastaza, Pichincha, Santa Elena, Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas, Sucumbios, Tungurahua, Zamora Chinchipe.
Natural resources: petroleum, fish, timber, hydropower minerals, hydropower, diamonds.