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Where Is Ecuador? Location Map
List of Land & Sea Borders For Ecuador
- Peru (Land + Sea): 1,529 km (950 miles) land / 525 km (326 miles) sea
- Colombia (Land + Sea): 708 km (440 miles) land / 556 km (345 miles) sea
- Costa Rica (Sea): 490 km (304 miles) (via the Galápagos & Cocos Island)
Ecuador Facts
Full Official Name: Republic of Ecuador
Demonym: Ecuadorian
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Area
Total Area: 283,561 km²
Total Land Area: 276,841 km²
Total Water Area: 6,720 km²
Demographics
Population: 18,309,984
Population Growth Rate: 0.94% (2024 est.)
Largest City: Guayaquil (Population: 2,650,288)
Ethnic Groups: Mestizo (mixed Indigenous and White) 77.5%, Montubio 7.7%, Indigenous 7.7%, White 2.2%, Afroecuadorian 2%, Mulatto 1.4%, Black 1.3%, other 0.1% (2022 est.)
Languages: Spanish (Castilian; official) 98.6%, indigenous 3.9% (Quechua 3.2%, other indigenous 0.7%), foreign 2.8%, other 0.6% (includes Ecuadorian sign language) (2022 est.)
Religions: Roman Catholic 68.2%, Protestant 19% (Evangelical 18.3%, Adventist 0.6%, other Protestant 0.2%), Jehovah’s Witness 1.4%, other 2.3%, none 8.2% don’t know/no response 1% (2023 est.)
Economy
Currency: United States dollar
Real GDP at Purchasing Power Parity ($ PPP): $260.213 billion (2023 est.)
GDP per capita (PPP): $14,300 (2023 est.)
Exports Value Per Year: $34.64 billion (2023 est.)
Biggest Export Partners: US 27%, China 17%, Panama 14%, Chile 4%, Colombia 3% (2022)
Imports Value Per Year: $34.447 billion (2023 est.)
Biggest Import Partners: US 26%, China 23%, Colombia 6%, Peru 4%, Brazil 4% (2022)
Government
Type: presidential republic
Capital City: Quito (Population: 1,763,275)
Other Facts
Time Zone: UTC−5 / −6 (ECT / GALT)
Country Code: EC
Internet TLD: .ec
Climate: tropical along coast, becoming cooler inland at higher elevations; tropical in Amazonian jungle lowlands
Topographic Map of Ecuador
