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 / 0.150°S 78.350°W / -0.150; -78.350
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.