Ecuador: Representative democratic republic in Sooth Americae
Ecuador (i/ˈɛkwədɔːr/ E-kwə-dawr), offeecially the Republic o Ecuador (Spaingie: República del Ecuador, Spaingie pronunciation: ), leeterally Republic o the equator), is a representative democratic republic in Sooth Americae, thit mairches bi Colombie tae the north, Peru tae the east an sooth, an the Paceefic Ocean tae the wast.
It is ane o anerlie twa kintras in Sooth Americae (thegither wi Chile) that disna hae a mairch wi Brazil. The kintra forby includes the Galápagos Islands in the Paceefic, aboot 965 kilometre (600 mile) wast o the mainland. Ecuador striddles the equator, fae whilk it taks its name, an haes a aurie o 256,371 square kilometres (98,985 mi²). Its caipital ceety is Quito an its lairgest ceety is Guayaquil. Ecuador is yin o the 17 megadiverse kintras in the warld, bi the Warld Conservation Monitorin Centre's wey o it.
Republic of Ecuador República del Ecuador | |
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| Caipital | Quito 00°9′S 78°21′W / 0.150°S 78.350°W |
| Lairgest ceety | Guayaquil |
| Offeecial leids | Spaingie |
| Recognised regional leids | Kichwa (Quichua), Shuar & ithers "are in offeecial uise for indigenous fowks" |
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| Demonym(s) | Ecuadorian |
| Govrenment | Unitary presidential constitutional republic |
• Preses | Daniel Noboa |
• Vice Preses | Verónica Abad Rojas |
| Legislatur | National Assembly |
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• | August 10, 1809 |
• frae Spain | Mey 24, 1822 |
• frae Gran Colombia | Mey 13, 1830 |
• Recognized | Februar 16, 1830 |
• Current constitution | September 28, 2008 |
| Aurie | |
• Total | 283,561 km2 (109,484 sq mi) (73rd) |
• Water (%) | 5 |
| Population | |
• 2011 estimate | 15,223,680 (65t) |
• 2010 census | 14,483,499 |
• Density | 58.95/km2 (152.7/sq mi) (151st) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2012 estimate |
• Total | $153.239 billion |
• Per capita | $10,055 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2012 estimate |
• Tot | $84.53 billion (64th) |
• Per capita | $5,310 |
| Gini (2009) |  49heich |
| HDI (2011) |  0.724heich · 89t |
| Currency | Unitit States dollarb (USD) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 / −6 (ECT / GALT) |
| Drivin side | right |
| Cawin code | +593 |
| ISO 3166 code | EC |
| Internet TLD | .ec |
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Provinces
Ecuador haes 24 provinces (Spaingie: provincias):
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Historic Center o Quito, UNESCO World Heritage Site
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San Francisco (Quito) -
Basílica del Voto Nacional (Quito) -
Catedral Metropolitana (Quito) -
La Compañía (Quito) -
Capilla Del Hospicio, Quito -
La Capilla de Robo, Quito -
Iglesia de San Roque (Quito) -
Santo Domingo (Quito) -
Centro Cultural Metropolitano (Quito) -
Monasterio Augustinas de la Encarnacion San Juan (Quito) -
Palacio Hidalgo (Quito) -
Palacio Gangotena (Quito) -
La Merced (Quito) -
San Diego (Quito) -
Museo Numismático (Quito) -
Catedral metropolitana (Guayaquil) -
Catedral de la Inmaculada Consepción (Cuenca) -
Catedral antigua (Cuenca) -
Catedral (Portoviejo) -
Basílica (Ambato) -
Loma de Quito (Riobamba) -
La Concepción (Riobamba) -
Catedral (Riobamba) -
Catedral (Loja) -
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San Sebastián (Loja) -
Basílica de la Dolorosa (Ibarra) -
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