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Region: South America

Capital: Quito

Population: 16,904,868

Area Total: 283,560

Area Land: 276,840

Climate: Tropical along coast, becoming cooler inland



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Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
Cuenca 276,964 2020
Guayaquill 1,952,029 2020
Quito 1,399,814 2020

Other Key Data
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
Peru 1,420 km
Colombia 590 km


Ethnic Divisions
mestizo 65.00%
Indigenous 25.00%
Spanish and other 7.00%
African descent 3.00%


Religions
Roman Catholic 95.00%
Other 5.00%

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