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Country Overview
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Largest Cities
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City
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Population
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Estimated
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Cuenca
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276,964
|
2020
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Guayaquill
|
1,952,029
|
2020
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Quito
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1,399,814
|
2020
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| Region: |
South America |
| Population: |
16,904,868 |
| Area Total: |
283,560km2 |
| Area Land: |
276,840km2 |
| Coast Line: |
2,010km |
| Capital: |
Quito |
| Climate: |
Tropical along coast, becoming cooler inland |
| Languages: |
Spanish (official), Indian languages |
| Currency: |
1 dollar ($) = 100 cents |
| Holiday: |
Independence Day is 10 August (1809), Simon Bolivar Day is 24 July |
Average Daily Temperature
|
| January: |
°C / 68.60°F |
| July: |
°C / 65.70°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 40.8" |
Boundaries
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Peru
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1,420 km
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Colombia
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590 km
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Ethnic Divisions
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mestizo
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65.00%
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Indigenous
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25.00%
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Spanish and other
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7.00%
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African descent
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3.00%
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Religions
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Roman Catholic
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95.00%
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Other
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5.00%
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CountryWire
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