Culture, education, geography... Quick facts about Ecuador:
- Name: República del Ecuador
- Government: Unitary presidential constitutional republic
- President: Rafael Correa Delgado
- Vice President: Jorge Glas
- Capital: Quito
- Monetary unit: U.S. dollar
- Languages: Spanish (Castillian) 93% (official), Quechua 4.1%, other indigenous 0.7%, foreign 2.2%
- Life expectancy: 76.36 years
- Cost of living: low
- Climate: tropical along the coast, becoming cooler inland and at higher elevations
- Population (2014 est.): 15,654,411
- Literacy Percent: 93
- Hazards: earthquakes, landslides, volcanic activity, floods and periodic droughts
- Location: on the west coast of the South American continent
- Largest cities: Guayaquil, 2.287 million (2011)
- Ethnicity/race: mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 71.9%, Montubio 7.4%, Afroecuadorian 7.2%, Amerindian 7%, white 6.1%, other 0.4%
- National Holiday: Independence Day, August 10
- Religion: Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%
- Demonym: Ecuadorian
- Water: 5%
- Pupulation Density: 58.95/km2 - 152.69/sq mi
- Ini coefficient: 46,6 (high)
- Human Development Index: 0.711 (high)
- Time zone: ECT / GALT (UTC−5 / −6)
- Drives on the: right
- Calling code: +593
- ISO 3166 code: EC
- Internet TLD: .ec
- Military Strength: Rank 79
- Oil Production: 485,800 bbl/day
- Oil Consumption: 280,000 bbl/day
- Proven Oil Reserves: 8,240,000,000 bbl/day
- Labor Force: 6,953,000
- Defense Budget: $2,400,000,000
- External Debt: $19,910,000,000
- Reserves of Foreign Exchange and Gold: $2,625,000,000
- Coastline: 2,237 km
- Shared Border: 2,237 km
- Most popular sport: Soccer
- Exports: Petroleum, bananas, shrimp, coffee, cacao
- Growth rate: 1.37%
- Birth rate: 18.87/1000
- Infant mortality rate: 17.93/1000
- Land area: 106,888 sq mi (276,840 sq km); total area: 109, 483 sq mi (283,560 sq km)
- GDP per Capita: U.S. $3,200
- Retirees top destinations: Cuenca, Quito, Guayaquil
- According to "International Living" its one of the best places for retirees to live