| Republic of Ecuador República del Ecuador (Spanish) |
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Motto: "Dios, patria y libertad" (Spanish)
"Pro Deo, Patria et Libertate" (Latin)
"God, homeland and liberty" |
Anthem: Salve, Oh Patria (Spanish)
Hail, Oh Fatherland
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| Capital | Quito
00°9′S78°21′W / 0.15°S 78.35°W / -0.15; -78.35 |
| Largest city | Guayaquil |
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| Official language(s) | Spanish1 |
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| Ethnic groups | 65% Mestizo,
25% Indigenous,[1]
7% White,
3% Black |
| Demonym | Ecuadorian |
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| Government | Unitarypresidentialrepublic |
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| - | President | Rafael Correa |
| - | Vice President | Lenín Moreno |
| Independence |
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| - | declared | August 10, 1809 |
| - | from Spain | May 24, 1822 |
| - | from Gran Colombia | May 13, 1830 |
| - | Recognized by Spain | February 16, 1840 |
| Area |
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| - | Total | 283,561 (with Galapagos) km2 (66th)
109,415 sq mi |
| - | Water (%) | 5 |
| Population |
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| - | 2010 estimate | 14,790,608[2] (65th) |
| - | 2010 census | 14,306,876[3] |
| - | Density | 53.8/km2 (151st)
139.4/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2010 estimate |
| - | Total | $117.827 billion[4] |
| - | Per capita | $8,322[4] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2010 estimate |
| - | Total | $64.358 billion[4] |
| - | Per capita | $4,928[4] |
| Gini | 42 (medium) |
| HDI (2010) |  0.695[5] (high) (77th) |
| Currency | U.S. dollar2 (USD) |
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| Time zone | ECT, GALT(UTC-5, -6) |
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| Drives on the | right |
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| ISO 3166 code | EC |
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| Internet TLD | .ec |
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| Calling code | +593 |
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| 1 | Quechua and other Amerindian languages spoken by indigenous communities. |
| 2 | Sucre until 2000, followed by the U.S. dollar and Ecuadorian centavo coins |
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