Ecuador

Ecuador (ⁱ/ˈɛkwədɔːr/ E-kwə-dawr), offeecially the Republic o Ecuador (Spaingie: República del Ecuador, Spaingie pronunciation: [reˈpuβlika ðel ekwaˈðoɾ]), 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
Banner Coat o airms
Motto:  "Dios, patria y libertad" (Spaingie) "God, homeland an freedom"
Anthem: Salve, Oh Patria  (Spaingie) Hail, Oh Homeland
Caipital	Quito 00°9′S 78°21′W
Lairgest ceety	Guayaquil
Offeecial leids	Spaingie[1]
Recognised regional leids	Kichwa (Quichua), Shuar & ithers "are in offeecial uise for indigenous fowks"[2]
Ethnic groups ([3])	71,9% Mestizo 7.4% Montubio 7.2% Afroecuadorian 7% Amerindian 6.1% White 0.2% ithers
Demonym(s)	Ecuadorian
Govrenment	Unitary presidential constitutional republic
• Preses	Daniel Noboa
• Vice Preses	Verónica Abad Rojas
Legislatur	National Assembly
Unthirldom
•	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[4] km2 (109,484 sq mi) (73rd)
• Water (%)	5
Population
• 2011 estimate	15,223,680[1] (65t)
• 2010 census	14,483,499[5]
• Density	58.95/km2 (152.7/sq mi) (151st)
GDP (PPP)	2012 estimate
• Total	$153.239 billion[6]
• Per capita	$10,055[6]
GDP (nominal)	2012 estimate
• Tot	$84.53 billion [7] (64th)
• Per capita	$5,310[6]
Gini (2009)	49[8] heich
HDI (2011)	0.724[9] heich · 89t
Currency	Unitit States dollarb (USD)
Time zone	UTC−5 / −6 (ECT / GALT)
Drivin side	right
Cawin code	+593
ISO 3166 code	EC
Internet TLD	.ec
Includin Galápagos. Sucre till 2000, replaced bi the US$ an Ecuadorian centavo coins.

Provinces

Ecuador haes 24 provinces (Spaingie: provincias):

Cairt o Ecuador

Cairt Key Province Caipital 1 Azuay Cuenca 2 Bolívar Guaranda 3 Cañar Azogues 4 Carchi Tulcán 5 Chimborazo Riobamba 6 Cotopaxi Latacunga 7 El Oro Machala 8 Esmeraldas Esmeraldas 9 Galápagos Puerto Baquerizo Moreno 10 Guayas Guayaquil 11 Imbabura Ibarra 12 Loja Loja

Cairt Key Province Caipital 13 Los Ríos Babahoyo 14 Manabí Portoviejo 15 Morona-Santiago Macas 16 Napo Tena 17 Orellana Puerto Francisco de Orellana 18 Pastaza Puyo 19 Pichincha Quito 20 Santa Elena Santa Elena 21 Santo Domingo Santo Domingo 22 Sucumbíos Nueva Loja 23 Tungurahua Ambato 24 Zamora-Chinchipe Zamora

Historic Center o Quito, UNESCO World Heritage Site

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  Iglesia de Santa Barbara, (Quito)
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  San Francisco (Quito)
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  Basílica del Voto Nacional (Quito)
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  Catedral Metropolitana (Quito)
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  La Compañía (Quito)
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  Capilla Del Hospicio, Quito
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  La Capilla de Robo, Quito
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  Iglesia de San Roque (Quito)
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  Santo Domingo (Quito)
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  Centro Cultural Metropolitano (Quito)
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  Monasterio Augustinas de la Encarnacion San Juan (Quito)
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  Palacio Hidalgo (Quito)
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  Palacio Gangotena (Quito)
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  La Merced (Quito)
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  San Diego (Quito)
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  Museo Numismático (Quito)
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  Catedral de la Inmaculada Consepción (Cuenca)
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  Catedral antigua (Cuenca)
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  Catedral (Portoviejo)
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  Basílica (Ambato)
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  Loma de Quito (Riobamba)
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  La Concepción (Riobamba)
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  Catedral (Riobamba)
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  Catedral (Loja)
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  Santo Domingo (Loja)
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  San Francisco (Loja)
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  San Sebastián (Loja)
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  Basílica de la Dolorosa (Ibarra)
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