Ecuador
Ecuador is in Americas. Here you’ll find flag, capital and neighbours to learn.
- Capital
- Quito
- Region
- Americas
- Subregion
- Südamerika
- Area
- 276,841 km²
- Population
- 18,289,896
- Language
- Spanish
Did you know?
- Language
Ecuador is named after the equator, which runs through the middle of the country.
- Geography
Because of Earth’s equatorial bulge, the summit of Chimborazo is farther from the Earth’s centre than Mount Everest.
- Nature
On the Galápagos Islands, Charles Darwin developed the foundations of his theory of evolution.
- History
In 2008 Ecuador became the first country in the world to grant nature enforceable rights in its constitution.
- Oddities
The Panama hat, despite its name, comes from Ecuador.