Ecuador: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: -1.56617 / longitude: -83.69987

General information

Geography

The country has a 276,841 km² area, they use a postcode system and the primary cities are: Quito, Guayaquil, Cuenca, Riobamba, Huaquillas. Here are the different languages spoken in the country: Spanish. This nation's capital is Quito and the country shares a border with Colombia, Peru.

Economy

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

Culture

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. Example of famous dishes in this country: Encebollado, Fritada,Guatitas,.

Population

There are 16,605,500 people here, or 0.223% of the world's population. In this country, the median age is 28.80 years and the birth growth rate is around 1.10%.

Education

You can find famous universities here like University of San Francisco, Quito. On average citizens spend 15 years in school (including higher education).

Good to know

For more information about this country, check https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuador. The domain name ".ec" is used by the country's websites, phone numbers start with +593, the ISO code is EC

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