Ecuador: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: -1.56617 / longitude: -83.69987

General information

Education

This country offers several reputable universities like University of San Francisco, Quito. The average length of time residents spend in school is 15 years (including tertiary education).

Economy

The local currency (USD) is represented by the symbol $. The GDP in 2021 was $106,165,866,000 USD, making it the 61# country in the world.

Geography

The following languages are spoken by the nation's citizens: Spanish. This nation's capital is Quito and the country shares a border with Colombia, Peru. 276,841 km² make up the entire country, a postcode system is employed and the key cities are: Quito, Guayaquil, Cuenca, Riobamba, Huaquillas.

Population

With a birth growth rate at 1.10%, the median age is 28.80 years. There are 16,605,500 inhabitants, or 0.223% of the population of planet earth.

Culture

Example of famous dishes in this country: Encebollado, Fritada,Guatitas,. There are UNESCO listed sites in this country: Galápagos Islands, City of Quito, Sangay National Park, Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca.

Good to know

Telephone numbers begin with +593, the ISO code is EC, the domain name ".ec" is used by the country's websites https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuador is a good place to find out more details on this country.

Summary

Flag
ISO code EC
Capital Quito
Population 16,605,500
World percentage 0.223%
Median age 28.80 years
Population growth rate 1.10%
Main cities
Borders
Spoken languages Spanish
GDP (2021) $106,165,866,000
GDP position #61
Currency code USD
Currency symbol $
School life expectancy 15 years
National dish Encebollado, Fritada,Guatitas,
TLD .ec
Phone prefix +593
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuador