| 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 freedom" |
Anthem:
Salve, Oh Patria
Hail, Oh Homeland
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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) | Spanish[1] |
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| Ethnic groups | Mestizo 71.9%
Montubio 7.4%
Afroecuadorian 7.2%
Amerindian 7%
White 6.1%
others 0.4%[2] |
| Demonym | Ecuadorian
Ecuadorean[3] |
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| Government | Unitarypresidentialconstitutional republic |
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| - | President | Rafael Correa |
| - | Vice President | Lenín Moreno |
| - | President of the National Assembly | Fernando Cordero Cueva |
| Legislature | National Assembly |
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| Independence |
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| - | Declared | August 10, 1809 |
| - | from Spain | May 24, 1822 |
| - | from Gran Colombia | May 13, 1830 |
| - | Recognized | February 16, 1830 |
| - | Current constitution | September 28, 2008 |
| Area |
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| - | Total | 276,841 (with Galápagos) km2 (75th)
106,889 sq mi |
| - | Water (%) | 5 |
| Population |
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| - | 2011 estimate | 15,223,680[1] (65th) |
| - | 2010 census | 14,483,499[4] |
| - | Density | 52.5/km2 (151st)
139.4/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $127.426 billion[5] |
| - | Per capita | $8,492[5] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $66.381 billion[5] |
| - | Per capita | $4,424[5] |
| Gini (2009) | ▼49[6] (high) |
| HDI (2011) |  0.720[7] (high) (83rd) |
| Currency | US$2 (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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