| Local Name:Ecuador |
| Captial:Quito |
| Continent:South America |
| Major Cities:Guayaquil |
| Government |
| Constitutional Form:Republic |
| Head of State:Executive |
| Basis of Executive: Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Head of State and Government: President Rafael Correa |
| Area |
| Area Rank: 78 |
| Total Area: 256,369 km2(98,985 sqmi) |
| Land: 276,841 km2(106,889 sqmi) |
| Water: 6,720 km2(2,590 sqmi) |
| Water in Percent: 2.37% |
| Population |
| Population Rank: 67 |
| Population: 14,483,499 |
| Date: 28-Nov-10 |
| World Population: 0.21% |
| Source : Census result |
| Languages:Spanish |
| Currency |
| Currency: United States dollar |
| Currency Sign: $ |
| Currency ISO Code: USD |
| Fractional Unit: Cent |
| Number to Basic: 100 |
| Time Zone |
| Number of Time Zones: 2 |
| Time Zone: UTC−06:00 (GALT) — Galápagos Province UTC−05:00 (Ecuador Time) — main territory of Ecuador |
| International Codes |
| ISD Code: +593 |
| ISO Code A2: EC |
| ISO Code A3: ECU |
| ISO Number: 218 |
| Coordinates |
| Latitude: -2 |
| Longitude: -77.5 |
| Information: Ecuador News |
| Drive on:Right side |