# Ecuador

| **Republic of EcuadorRepública del Ecuador* |
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| **Motto: "Dios, patria y libertad" (Spaingie)
* "God, homeland an freedom"
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| **Anthem:Salve, Oh Patria*  (Spaingie) *Hail, Oh Homeland* Duration: 3 minutes and 19 seconds.3:19 |
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| Caipital | Quito ﻿ / ﻿ |
| Lairgest ceety | Guayaquil |
| Offeecial leids | Spaingie |
| Recognised regional leids | Kichwa (Quichua), Shuar & ithers "are in offeecial uise for indigenous fowks" |
| Ethnic groups () | * 71,9% Mestizo
* 7.4% Montubio
* 7.2% Afroecuadorian
* 7% Amerindian
* 6.1% White
* 0.2% ithers
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| Demonym(s) | Ecuadorian |
| Govrenment | Unitary presidential constitutional republic |
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| • Preses  | Daniel Noboa |
| • Vice Preses  | Verónica Abad Rojas |
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| Legislatur | National Assembly |
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| •  | August 10, 1809 |
| • frae Spain  | Mey 24, 1822 |
| • frae Gran Colombia | Mey 13, 1830 |
| • Recognized  | Februar 16, 1830 |
| • Current constitution  | September 28, 2008 |
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| • Total | 283,561 km2 (109,484 sq mi) (73rd) |
| • Water (%) | 5 |
| Population |
| • 2011 estimate | 15,223,680 (65t) |
| • 2010 census | 14,483,499 |
| • Density | 58.95/km2 (152.7/sq mi) (151st) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2012 estimate |
| • Total | $153.239 billion |
| • Per capita | $10,055 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2012 estimate |
| • Tot | $84.53 billion  (64th) |
| • Per capita | $5,310 |
| Gini (2009) |  49 heich |
| HDI (2011) |  0.724 heich · 89t |
| Currency | Unitit States dollarb (USD) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 / −6 (ECT / GALT) |
| Drivin side | right |
| Cawin code | +593 |
| ISO 3166 code | EC |
| Internet TLD | .ec |
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2. Sucre till 2000, replaced bi the US$ an Ecuadorian centavo coins.
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**Ecuador** (i/ˈɛkwədɔːr/ E**-kwə-dawr*), offeecially the **Republic o Ecuador** (Spaingie: República del Ecuador, Spaingie pronunciation: [reˈpuβlika ðel ekwaˈðoɾ]), leeterally "Republic o the equator"), is a representative democratic republic in Sooth Americae, thit mairches bi Colombie tae the north, Peru tae the east an sooth, an the Paceefic Ocean tae the wast. It is ane o anerlie twa kintras in Sooth Americae (thegither wi Chile) that disna hae a mairch wi Brazil. The kintra forby includes the Galápagos Islands in the Paceefic, aboot 965 kilometre (600 mile) wast o the mainland. Ecuador striddles the equator, fae whilk it taks its name, an haes a aurie o 256,371 square kilometres (98,985 mi²). Its caipital ceety is Quito an its lairgest ceety is Guayaquil. Ecuador is yin o the 17 megadiverse kintras in the warld, bi the Warld Conservation Monitorin Centre's wey o it.

## Provinces

Ecuador haes 24 provinces (Spaingie: *provincias*):

Cairt o Ecuador

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| Cairt Key | Province | Caipital |
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| 1 |  Azuay | Cuenca |
| 2 |  Bolívar | Guaranda |
| 3 |  Cañar | Azogues |
| 4 |  Carchi | Tulcán |
| 5 | Chimborazo | Riobamba |
| 6 |  Cotopaxi | Latacunga |
| 7 |  El Oro | Machala |
| 8 |  Esmeraldas | Esmeraldas |
| 9 |  Galápagos | Puerto Baquerizo Moreno |
| 10 |  Guayas | Guayaquil |
| 11 |  Imbabura | Ibarra |
| 12 |  Loja | Loja |

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| Cairt Key | Province | Caipital |
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| 13 |  Los Ríos | Babahoyo |
| 14 |  Manabí | Portoviejo |
| 15 |  Morona-Santiago | Macas |
| 16 |  Napo | Tena |
| 17 |  Orellana | Puerto Francisco de Orellana |
| 18 |  Pastaza | Puyo |
| 19 |  Pichincha | Quito |
| 20 | Santa Elena | Santa Elena |
| 21 |  Santo Domingo | Santo Domingo |
| 22 |  Sucumbíos | Nueva Loja |
| 23 |  Tungurahua | Ambato |
| 24 |  Zamora-Chinchipe | Zamora |

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## Historic Center o Quito, UNESCO World Heritage Site

* Iglesia de Santa Barbara, (Quito)
* San Francisco (Quito)
* Basílica del Voto Nacional (Quito)
* Catedral Metropolitana (Quito)
* La Compañía (Quito)
* Capilla Del Hospicio, Quito
* La Capilla de Robo, Quito
* Iglesia de San Roque (Quito)
* Santo Domingo (Quito)
* Centro Cultural Metropolitano (Quito)
* Monasterio Augustinas de la Encarnacion San Juan (Quito)
* Palacio Hidalgo (Quito)
* Palacio Gangotena (Quito)
* La Merced (Quito)
* San Diego (Quito)
* Museo Numismático (Quito)
* Catedral de la Inmaculada Consepción (Cuenca)
* Catedral antigua (Cuenca)
* Catedral (Portoviejo)
* Basílica (Ambato)
* Loma de Quito (Riobamba)
* La Concepción (Riobamba)
* Catedral (Riobamba)
* Catedral (Loja)
* Santo Domingo (Loja)
* San Francisco (Loja)
* San Sebastián (Loja)
* Basílica de la Dolorosa (Ibarra)
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