The Republic of Ecuador is a country of South America.
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| National motto: Libertad y Orden (Spanish; "Liberty and Order") | ||||
| Official language | Spanish | |||
| Capital | Quito | |||
| Largest City | Guayaquil | |||
| President | Lucio Gutiérrez | |||
| Area - Total - % water | Ranked 71th 283,560 km² 8.8% | |||
| Population - Total (2002) - Density | Ranked 62nd 13,183,978 36/km² | |||
| Independence
- Date | From Spain
24 May, 1822 | |||
| Currency | US dollar | |||
| Time zone | UTC -5 | |||
| National anthem | Salve, Oh Patria | |||
| Internet TLD | .EC | |||
| Calling Code | 593 | |||
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2 Politics 3 Provinces 4 Geography 5 Economy 6 Demographics 7 Culture 8 Miscellaneous topics 9 External links |
The Republic of Ecuador was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others being Colombia and Venezuela).
Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors.
A border war with Peru that flared in 1995 was resolved in 1999, although Peru still occupies and claims a large portion of territory to the east of Ecuador that was once Ecuadorean territory and which Ecuador still considers to belong to Ecuador.
On November 24, 2002, Lucio Gutiérrez won the presidential elections. He became president on January 15, 2003.
Ecuador is divided into 22 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia):
Azuay, Bolivar, Canar, Carchi, Chimborazo, Cotopaxi, El Oro, Esmeraldas, Galapagos, Guayas, Imbabura, Loja, Los Rios, Manabi, Morona-Santiago, Napo, Orellana, Pastaza, Pichincha, Sucumbios, Tungurahua, Zamora-Chinchipe
The capital is Quito and the largest city is Guayaquil.
History
Main article: History of EcuadorPolitics
Main article: Politics of EcuadorProvinces
Main article: Provinces of EcuadorGeography
Main article: Geography of EcuadorEconomy
Main article: Economy of Ecuador
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Miscellaneous topics
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