Outline of Ecuador

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Ecuador:

Ecuador – representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, by Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. The country also includes the Galápagos Islands (Archipiélago de Colón) in the Pacific, about 965 kilometers (600 mi) west of the mainland. Ecuador straddles the equator, from which it takes its name, and has an area of 256,371 square kilometers (98,985 sq mi). Its capital city is Quito, and its largest city is Guayaquil.

General reference

• Pronunciation: /ˈɛkwədɔr/
• Common English country name: Ecuador
• Official English country name: The Republic of Ecuador
• Common endonym: Ecuador
• Official endonym: República del Ecuador (literally: Republic of the Equator)
• Adjectival(s): Ecuadorian
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Ecuador
• International rankings of Ecuador
• ISO country codes: EC, ECU, 218
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:EC
• Internet country code top-level domain: .ec

Geography of Ecuador

• Ecuador is: an equatorial megadiverse country
• Location:
  • Western Hemisphere, on the equator
    • South America
  • Time zones:
    • Galápagos Islands – Galápagos Time (UTC-06)
    • Rest of Ecuador – Ecuador Time (UTC-05)
  • Extreme points of Ecuador
    • High: Chimborazo 6,267 m (20,561 ft) – farthest point from the center of the Earth
    • Low: Pacific Ocean 0 m
  • Land boundaries: 2,010 km
  •  Peru 1,420 km
  •  Colombia 590 km
  • Coastline: Pacific Ocean 2,237 km
• Population of Ecuador: 13,755,680 people (2007 estimate) - 65th most populous country
• Area of Ecuador: 256,370 km² (98,990 sq mi) - 73rd largest country
• Atlas of Ecuador

Environment of Ecuador

• Climate of Ecuador
• Renewable energy in Ecuador
• Geology of Ecuador
• Earthquakes in Ecuador
• National parks of Ecuador
• Protected areas of Ecuador
• Wildlife of Ecuador
  • Fauna of Ecuador
    • Birds of Ecuador
    • Mammals of Ecuador

Geographic features of Ecuador

• Fjords of Ecuador
• Glaciers of Ecuador
• Islands of Ecuador
• Lakes of Ecuador
• Mountains of Ecuador
  • Volcanoes in Ecuador
• Rivers of Ecuador
  • Waterfalls of Ecuador
• Valleys of Ecuador
• World Heritage Sites in Ecuador

Regions of Ecuador

Ecoregions of Ecuador

Administrative divisions of Ecuador

• Regions of Ecuador
  • Provinces of Ecuador, see also Province
    • Cantons of Ecuador, see also Canton
      • Parishes of Ecuador, see also Parish
      • Municipalities of Ecuador

Provinces of Ecuador

Azuay (1) Bolívar (2) Cañar (3) Carchi (4) Chimborazo (5) Cotopaxi (6) El Oro (7) Esmeraldas (8) Galápagos (9) Guayas (10) Imbabura (11) Loja (12)

The provinces of Ecuador Los Ríos (13) Manabí (14) Morona Santiago (15) Napo (16) Orellana (17) Pastaza (18) Pichincha (19) Santa Elena (20) Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas (21) Sucumbíos (22) Tungurahua (23) Zamora-Chinchipe (24)

Cantons of Ecuador

Parishes of Ecuador

Municipalities of Ecuador

• Cities of Ecuador
  • Capital of Ecuador: Quito
  • Province capitals of Ecuador

Demography of Ecuador

Nations of Ecuador

Ecuador is a plurinational state. In addition to whites, blacks, and mestizos, many Ecuadorians belong to indigenous nations, principally:

• Achuar
• Awá
• Chachi
• Cofán
• Epera
• Huaorani
• Kichua
• Manta
• Secoya
• Shuar
• Siona
• Tsáchila
• Huancavilca
• Záparo

Government and politics of Ecuador

• Politics of Ecuador

• Form of government: Presidential representative democratic republic
• Capital of Ecuador: Quito

• Elections in Ecuador
• Liberalism and radicalism in Ecuador
• Political parties in Ecuador

Branches of the government of Ecuador

Executive branch of the government of Ecuador

• Head of state: President of Ecuador
• Head of government: President of Ecuador
  • Cabinet of Ecuador

Legislative branch of the government of Ecuador

• National Congress of Ecuador
• Ecuadorian Constituent Assembly

Judicial branch of the government of Ecuador

• Supreme Court of Ecuador

Foreign relations of Ecuador

International organization membership

The Republic of Ecuador is a member of:^[1]

Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL) Andean Community of Nations (CAN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Group of 77 (G77) Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Court (ICCt) International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) International Development Association (IDA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Organization for Migration (IOM) International Organization for Standardization (ISO) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) International Telecommunication Union (ITU) International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Latin American Economic System (LAES) Latin American Integration Association (LAIA)

Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Nonaligned Movement (NAM) Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Organization of American States (OAS) Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) Rio Group (RG) Southern Cone Common Market (Mercosur) (associate) Unión Latina United Nations (UN) Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) Universal Postal Union (UPU) World Confederation of Labour (WCL) World Customs Organization (WCO) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Ecuador

• Capital punishment in Ecuador
• Constitution of Ecuador
• Crime in Ecuador
• Human rights in Ecuador
  • LGBT rights in Ecuador
  • Freedom of religion in Ecuador
• Law enforcement in Ecuador
• Same-sex marriage in Ecuador

Military of Ecuador

Main article: Military of Ecuador

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Ecuador
• Forces
  • Army of Ecuador
  • Navy of Ecuador
  • Air Force of Ecuador
  • Special forces of Ecuador
• Military history of Ecuador
• Military ranks of Ecuador

History of Ecuador

Main article: History of Ecuador

• Timeline of the history of Ecuador
• Current events of Ecuador

• Military history of Ecuador

Culture of Ecuador

Main article: Culture of Ecuador

• Architecture of Ecuador
• Cuisine of Ecuador
  • List of Ecuadorian dishes and foods
• Festivals in Ecuador
• Languages of Ecuador
• Media in Ecuador
• National symbols of Ecuador
  • Coat of arms of Ecuador
  • Flag of Ecuador
  • National anthem of Ecuador
• Prostitution in Ecuador
• Public holidays in Ecuador
• Religion in Ecuador
  • Christianity in Ecuador
  • Hinduism in Ecuador
  • Islam in Ecuador
  • Judaism in Ecuador
  • Sikhism in Ecuador
• World Heritage Sites in Ecuador

Art in Ecuador

• Art in Ecuador
• Cinema of Ecuador
• Literature of Ecuador
• Music of Ecuador
• Television in Ecuador
• Theatre in Ecuador

Sports in Ecuador

• Ecuador at the Olympics
• Football in Ecuador

Science and technology

• Ecuadorian Civilian Space Agency (Agencia Espacial Civil Ecuatoriana, EXA)

Economy and infrastructure of Ecuador

Main article: Economy of Ecuador

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 68th (sixty-eighth)
• .ec Internet country code top-level domain for Ecuador

• Agriculture in Ecuador
• Central Bank of Ecuador
• Communications in Ecuador
  • Internet in Ecuador
• Companies of Ecuador

• Currency of Ecuador: Dollar
  • ISO 4217: USD

• Energy in Ecuador
• Mining in Ecuador
• Oil industry in Ecuador
• Health care in Ecuador
• Ecuador Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Ecuador
• Transport in Ecuador
  • Airports in Ecuador
  • Highways in Ecuador
  • Rail transport in Ecuador
• Water supply and sanitation in Ecuador

Education in Ecuador

Main article: Education in Ecuador

Health in Ecuador

See also

Spanish language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

• All pages beginning with "Ecuador"
• All pages with titles containing "Ecuador"
• All pages beginning with "Ecuadorian"
• All pages with titles containing "Ecuadorian"
• Index of Ecuador-related articles
• List of Ecuador-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of geography
• Outline of South America
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Library of Congress Country Studies/Ecuador

References

External links

• Wikimedia Atlas of Ecuador
• Ecuador travel guide from Wikivoyage
• President of Ecuador (Spanish)
• Outline of Ecuador at DMOZ

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