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Ecuador, South America

This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 19 May 2025.

Quito, capital city of Ecuador

Image of Quito, capital city of Ecuador

Ecuador is an Andean–Pacific republic on the Equator exporting oil, bananas, and shrimp while leveraging the Galápagos and Andean cloud forests for high-yield ecotourism.
Ecuador in one word would be “Equator,” meaning zero latitude.

Ecuador Flag

Flag of Ecuador

Ecuador armorial

armorial of Ecuador

Ecuador is a country located in the South America sub‑region of the Americas continent.

Easy learning about Ecuador

The capital city of Ecuador is Quito.

Ecuador is located in South America
Americas Continent
Ecuador has a population of 17,980,083 inhabitants
within a total area of 283,560 Km2
(176,196 sq mi)
(2023 UN data)
Ecuador’s Global Peace Index (GPI) 130 (world rank position)
GPI scale of 2.57
This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is...
(2024 data from GPI)
Human Development Index (HDI) Ecuador HDI ranks in position nº 88 worldwide
HDI of 0.777 (0.4 to 1)
(2023 data from UNDP)
Ecuador’s passport allows visa-free entry to 95 countries
Ecuador passport ranks 50th in the world
(2025 HP Index data)
Ecuador GDP per capita is $6,942 USD
(2025 estimated data from IMF)
Ecuador ’s LGBTI legal status Same-sex sexual acts are Legal
(2025 ILGA data)
Ecuador EPI (English Proficiency Index)is classified as Low Proficiency
has a score of 465
ranks 82nd worldwide
(2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude 2° 00' S, 77° 30' W
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Neighbouring countriesPeru, Colombia.
Ecuador Climatetropical along coast, becoming cooler inland at higher elevations; tropical in Amazonian jungle lowlands
Most predominant religionRoman Catholic,
Second most predominant religionEvangelical,
Currency name & code Dollar (USD)
Internet ccTLD.ec
Ecuador calling code+593

Ecuador administrative divisions

24 provinces (provincias)

  1. Azuay,
  2. Bolivar,
  3. Canar,
  4. Carchi,
  5. Chimborazo,
  6. Cotopaxi,
  7. El Oro,
  8. Esmeraldas,
  9. Galapagos,
  10. Guayas,
  11. Imbabura,
  12. Loja,
  13. Los Rios,
  14. Manabi,
  15. Morona Santiago,
  16. Napo,
  17. Orellana,
  18. Pastaza,
  19. Pichincha,
  20. Santa Elena,
  21. Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas,
  22. Sucumbios,
  23. Tungurahua,
  24. Zamora Chinchipe

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