| America > South America > Ecuador | |
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| Official Name Republic of Ecuador | |
| Motto God, homeland and freedom | |
| Region America | |
| Sub-Region South America | |
| Capital Quito | |
| Currency United States Dollar (USD) | |
| Independence Day 10 Aug 1809: Proclaimed independence from Spain on August 10, 1809, but failed with the execution of all the conspirators of the movement on August 2, 1810. 24 May 1822: Independence finally occurred on May 24, 1822 at the Battle of Pichincha. | |
| Population 15,806,200 | |
| Nationality Ecuadorean | |
| Ethnic Group 71.9% Mestizo, 7.4% Montubio, 7.2% Afroecuadorian, 7% Amerindian, 6.1% White, 0.4% others | |
| Area 276,841 km2 | |
| Neighbor Countries Colombia, Peru | |
| Time Zone ECT / GALT (UTC -5 / -6) | |
| Geo Location Latitude -2.00, Longitude -77.50 | |
| Dialing Code +593 | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 2 code EC | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 3 code ECU | |
| ISO 9166 numeric 3 code 218 | |
| Code for International Olympic Committee ECU | |
| Country Domain (ccTLD) .ec | |