Template:Ecuador infobox

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República del Ecuador
Republic of Ecuador
Ecuador COA
(In Detail) (In Detail)
National motto: La Paz y el Bienestar, la Gloria y el Triunfo
(Spanish; The Peace and Wellbeing, the Glory and Triumph)
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Official language Spanish
Other languages Quechua and other Amerindian languages
Capital Quito
Largest City Guayaquil
President Alfredo Palacio
Area
 - Total
 - % water
Ranked 71st
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 dollar1
Time zone UTC -5; UTC -6 (Galápagos Islands)
National anthem Salve, Oh Patria
Internet TLD .ec
Calling Code 593
1 Sucre until 2000.

2 After a coup d'êtat against Lucio Gutiérrez.