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🇪🇨Ecuador

Americas · South AmericaSovereign stateUSAN
ISOEC · ECU · 218
LAT,LNG-2.00, -77.50
TEL+593

Ecuador is a sovereign country in South America, Americas. Its capital is Quito. It has a population of about 17,643,060 across 276,841 km² — roughly 64 people per km². The currency is the United States dollar (USD $). The official language is Spanish. Its ISO 3166 codes are EC, ECU, 218, and the international calling code is +593.

Capital
Quito
#66
Population
17,643,060
#75
Area
276,841 km²
#145
Density
64 /km²

Key facts about Ecuador

GET/alpha/EC
Calling code
+593
Currencies
USD $
Languages
Spanish
Timezones
UTC-06:00UTC-05:00
Demonym
Ecuadorean
Top-level domain
.ec
ISO codes
EC · ECU · 218
Coordinates
-2.00, -77.50
Capital
Quito

Other names for Ecuador

Republic of EcuadorRepública del EcuadorÉquateurEquadorエクアドル

Largest cities in Ecuador (12)

GET/cities?country=EC

Countries bordering Ecuador (2)

GET/borders/ecuador

Frequently asked questions about Ecuador

What is the capital of Ecuador?

The capital of Ecuador is Quito.

What is the population of Ecuador?

Ecuador has a population of about 17,643,060, the 66th largest in the world.

What currency is used in Ecuador?

Ecuador uses the United States dollar (USD, symbol $).

What languages are spoken in Ecuador?

The main language of Ecuador is Spanish.

What is the calling code for Ecuador?

The international dialing code for Ecuador is +593.

Which countries border Ecuador?

Ecuador shares land borders with Colombia and Peru.

Query Ecuador from the API

Every value on this page is available from the free REST API — no key required. Each endpoint below is filled in for Ecuador; copy any URL and run it.

This country
GET countries.dev/alpha/EC
Full record by ISO alpha-2 codeDocs
GET countries.dev/alpha/ECU
Full record by ISO alpha-3 codeDocs
GET countries.dev/numericcode/218
Look up by ISO numeric codeDocs
GET countries.dev/cioc/ECU
Look up by IOC (Olympic) codeDocs
GET countries.dev/name/ecuador
Search by country nameDocs
Places in this country
GET countries.dev/cities?country=EC
Largest cities in EcuadorDocs
GET countries.dev/borders/ecuador
Neighbouring countries (full records)Docs
GET countries.dev/cities/near?lat=-2&lng=-77.5
Nearest cities to its centre pointDocs
Find similar countries
GET countries.dev/region/Americas
Countries in AmericasDocs
GET countries.dev/subregion/South%20America
Countries in South AmericaDocs
GET countries.dev/currency/USD
Countries using the United States dollarDocs
GET countries.dev/lang/es
Countries that speak SpanishDocs
GET countries.dev/callingcode/593
Countries with calling code +593Docs
GET countries.dev/timezone/UTC-06%3A00
Countries in UTC-06:00Docs
GET countries.dev/tld/ec
Countries on the .ec domainDocs
GET countries.dev/demonym/Ecuadorean
Countries whose people are "Ecuadorean"Docs
GET countries.dev/capital/Quito
Find a country by capital (Quito)Docs
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