Ecuador

Republic of Ecuador República del Ecuador
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Dios, patria y libertad"  (in Spanish) "Pro Deo, Patria et Libertate"  (in Latin) "God, homeland and liberty"
Anthem:  Salve, Oh Patria Ecuador National Anthem Problems playing this file? See media help. Salve, Oh Patria  (in Spanish) Hail, Oh Homeland
Capital	Quito 00°9′S 78°21′W / 0.150°S 78.350°W / -0.150; -78.350
Largest city	Guayaquil
Official languages	Spanish[1]
Recognised regional languages	Quechua Shuar others
Other languages	German English Chinese French Arabic
Demonym(s)	Ecuadorian Ecuadorean[2]
Government	Unitary presidential republic
• President	Daniel Noboa
• Vice President	Verónica Abad Rojas (suspended) Sariha Moya (acting)
Independence
• declared	August 10, 1809
• from Spain	May 24, 1822
• from Gran Colombia	May 13, 1830
• Recognized by Spain	February 16, 1830
Area
• Total	275,830 km2 (106,500 sq mi) (75th)
• Water (%)	5
Population
• 2011 estimate	15,007,343[1] (65th)
• 2010 census	14,306,876[3]
• Density	53.8/km2 (139.3/sq mi) (151st)
GDP (PPP)	2011 estimate
• Total	$125.283 billion[4] (61st)
• Per capita	$9,127[4] (90th)
GDP (nominal)	2011 estimate
• Total	$65,831 billion[4] (63rd)
• Per capita	$5,057[4] (98th)
Gini (2009)	49[5] high
HDI (2011)	0.720 high · 83rd
Currency	U.S. dollar2 (USD)
Time zone	UTC−5, −6 (ECT, GALT)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+593
ISO 3166 code	EC
Internet TLD	.ec
Quechua and other Amerindian languages spoken by indigenous communities. Sucre until 2000, followed by the U.S. dollar and Ecuadorian centavo coins

Ecuador is a small country in South America. It used to be part of the Spanish Empire and Gran Colombia. Spain was interested in finding gold in Ecuador. Before Spain, Ecuador was part of the Inca Empire. The President of Ecuador is Daniel Noboa since 2023. Ecuador produces bananas and cocoa.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "World Factbook". 2008 revision. CIA. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2011-08-18. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
2. ↑ "Ecuador entry at MW.com". Merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
3. ↑ "Preliminary result of Ecuadorian census held on 28 November 2010". Government of Ecuador. Archived from the original on 8 February 2011.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} "Ecuador". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
5. ↑ "Gini Index". World Bank. Retrieved 2 March 2011.