Ecuador April 19, 2021 ALBA , Amazon , Americas , Andean Mountains , Andes , Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America , Chimborazo , Cotopaxi , drug traffic , drug trafficking , drugs , earthquake , earthquakes , Ecuador , Galapagos , Guayaquil , Hispanic America , hispanité , Latin America , oil , OPEC , Pacific , Pacific Ocean , Quito , Ring of Fire , South America , Spanish , Spanish colony , Spanish Empire , Spanish language , UNASUR , Union of South American Nations , volcano Official name Republic of Ecuador Name in local language República del Ecuador (es) Continent Americas Subcontinent South America Population (ranking: 69e ) 17,535,376 inhabitants (2021) Population growth 1.50 % / year Area 256,370 km² Density 68.40 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 63e )107.436 billions $USD (2019) GDP/capita (ranking ) 6,184 $USD (2019) GDP growth 0.10 % / year (2019) Life expectancy (ranking ) 76.80 years (2018) Birth rate 20.78 ‰ (2014) Fertility rate 2.55 children / woman (2014) Death rate (ranking ) 5.13 ‰ (2014) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 18.40 ‰ (2015) Literacy rate 99.06 % (2016) Official languages Spanish, Kichwa (Quichua), Shuar Currency Dollar $ (USD) HDI (ranking: 116e )0.759 / 1 (2019) EPI (ranking )57.42 (2018) Government Unitary presidential constitutional republic Head of State President Guillermo Lasso National Day 10 August (declaration of independence of 1809) ISO Codes EC, ECU Demonym Ecuadorian Tourists (ranking ) 2,429,000 people (2018)
Ecuador is a country in South America, bordering Peru to the south and east and Colombia to the north and east. It is bathed to the west by the Pacific Ocean.
Volcano Chimborazo, highest peak of Ecuador (6 263 m). Photo: David Torres Costales Guayaquil, main economic city of Ecuador. Photo: Wikipedia Panoramic view of Quito, capital city of Ecuador. Photo: Diego Delso Suburbs of Quito, capital of Ecuador. Photo: Diego Delso Urban areas (2016) Urban areas Population Guayaquil 3,564,222 inhabitants Quito 2,671,191 inhabitants Manta 751,053 inhabitants Cuenca 705,901 inhabitants Ambato 570,933 inhabitants Machala 537,823 inhabitants Quevedo 478,808 inhabitants Santo Domingo 456,244 inhabitants Riobamba 428,321 inhabitants Tulcán - Ipiales (Colombia) 366,636 inhabitants Latacunga 298,440 inhabitants Loja 255,938 inhabitants Esmeraldas 189,504 inhabitants Ibarra 181,175 inhabitants La Libertad 170,342 inhabitants Babahoyo 153,776 inhabitants
Administrative divisions Provinces Population Area Azuay 838,859 inhabitants 7,995 km² Bolívar 205,094 inhabitants 3,926 km² Cañar 267,643 inhabitants 3,142 km² Carchi 182,719 inhabitants 3,750 km² Chimborazo 510,935 inhabitants 6,470 km² Cotopaxi 470,167 inhabitants 5,985 km² El Oro 689,760 inhabitants 5,817 km² Esmeraldas 617,851 inhabitants 15,896 km² Galápagos 30,890 inhabitants 8,010 km² Guayas 4,207,610 inhabitants 16,803 km² Imbabura 457,737 inhabitants 4,615 km² Loja 506,035 inhabitants 10,995 km² Los Ríos 888,351 inhabitants 7,151 km² Manabí 1,523,950 inhabitants 18,894 km² Morona-Santiago 183,728 inhabitants 23,797 km² Napo 125,538 inhabitants 12,483 km² Orellana 155,453 inhabitants 21,675 km² Pastaza 105,494 inhabitants 29,325 km² Pichincha 3,059,971 inhabitants 9,090 km² Santa Elena 375,646 inhabitants 3,763 km² Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas 434,849 inhabitants 4,180 km² Sucumbíos 215,499 inhabitants 18,008 km² Tungurahua 570,933 inhabitants 3,369 km² Zamora-Chinchipe 112,835 inhabitants 10,456 km² Zone non délimitée 39,430 inhabitants 775 km²
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