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Ecuador

EsmeraldasCarchiSucumbiosOrellanaPastazaMorona SantiagoZamora ChinchipeLojaEl OroGuayasGalápagosSanta ElenaManabiAzuayCañarNapoTungurahuaChimborazoBolivarImbaburaCotopaxiLos RiosPichinchaSanto Domingo de los TsáchilasEsmeraldasCarchiSucumbiosOrellanaPastazaMorona SantiagoZamora ChinchipeLojaEl OroGuayasGalápagosSanta ElenaManabiAzuayCañarNapoTungurahuaChimborazoBolivarImbaburaCotopaxiLos RiosPichinchaSanto Domingo de los TsáchilasPeruPacific Ocean
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Background and figures as recorded in the CIA World Factbook.

What is now Ecuador formed part of the northern Inca Empire until the Spanish conquest in 1533. Quito -- the traditional name for the area -- became a seat of Spanish colonial government in 1563 and part of the Viceroyalty of New Granada in 1717. The territories of the Viceroyalty -- New Granada (Colombia), Venezuela, and Quito -- gained their independence between 1819 and 1822 and formed a federation known as Gran Colombia.

Capital
Quito
Government
presidential republic
Population
18,479,841
Area
283,561 sq km
Location
Western South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean at the Equator, between Colombia and Peru
Climate
tropical along coast, becoming cooler inland at higher elevations; tropical in Amazonian jungle lowlands
Natural resources
petroleum; fish; timber; hydropower
Languages
Spanish (Castilian; official) 98.6%; indigenous 3.9% (Quechua 3.2%; other indigenous 0.7%)…
Religions
Roman Catholic 68.2%; Protestant 19% (Evangelical 18.3%; Adventist 0.6%; other Protestant 0.2%)…
Independence
24 May 1822 (from Spain)
Administrative divisions
24 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Azuay, Bolivar, Cañar, Carchi, Chimborazo, Cotopaxi, El Oro, Esmeraldas…
Export partners
USA 22%; China 21%; Panama 12%; Japan 3%…
Import partners
USA 27%; China 20%; Colombia 7%; Brazil 4%…

Source: CIA World Factbook — a work of the US government, in the public domain

Subdivisions

24 on file. Listed because operations, tax and reporting are usually organised at this level rather than nationally.

NameTypeCode
EsmeraldasProvinceEC-E
CarchiProvinceEC-C
SucumbiosProvinceEC-U
OrellanaProvinceEC-D
PastazaProvinceEC-Y
Morona SantiagoProvinceEC-S
Zamora ChinchipeProvinceEC-Z
LojaProvinceEC-L
El OroProvinceEC-O
GuayasProvinceEC-G
GalápagosProvinceEC-W
Santa ElenaProvinceEC-SE
ManabiProvinceEC-M
AzuayProvinceEC-A
CañarProvinceEC-F
NapoProvinceEC-N
TungurahuaProvinceEC-T
ChimborazoProvinceEC-H
BolivarProvinceEC-B
ImbaburaProvinceEC-I
CotopaxiProvinceEC-X
Los RiosProvinceEC-R
PichinchaProvinceEC-P
Santo Domingo de los TsáchilasProvinceEC-SD

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Currency
Not on file
Languages
Spanish (Castilian; official) 98.6%; indigenous 3.9% (Quechua 3.2%; other indigenous 0.7%)…
Government
presidential republic
Climate
tropical along coast, becoming cooler inland at higher elevations; tropical in Amazonian jungle lowlands

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