EC
Ecuador
Republic of Ecuador
Ecuador sits in South America and uses USD - United States dollar ($). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Quito
Population
17.5M
Area
276.8K km2
Population
17.5M
17,483,326 people
Area
276.8K km2
276,841 square kilometers
Density
63/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Quito
-0.22, -78.5
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Ecuador, officially listed here as Republic of Ecuador, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Ecuador, EC, ECU, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Ecuador is grouped under Americas, more specifically South America, with South America shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 17,483,326 people and a land area of 276,841 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 63 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is -2, -77.5, while the capital coordinate reference is -0.22, -78.5. Ecuador shares listed land borders with COL, PER, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Quito (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Guayaquil, Quito, Cuenca, Santo Domingo de los Colorados and Eloy Alfaro. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Ecuador, capital of Ecuador, and major urban areas in Ecuador. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary presidential republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Ecuador uses calling code +593, postal format @####@, and time zone data listed as UTC-06:00 and UTC-05:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around May 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists USD - United States dollar ($), while language records include Spanish. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as EC. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 45.9 for 2025.
How to use this profile
This Ecuador profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
EC / ECU
Top-level domains
.ec
Continents
South America
Border countries
COL, PER
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
EC
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Ecuador is represented by the EC country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Guayaquil
Guayas
3,094,420
admin
#2
Quito
Pichincha
1,763,275
primary
#3
Cuenca
Azuay
361,524
admin
#4
Santo Domingo de los Colorados
Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas
334,826
admin
#5
Eloy Alfaro
Guayas
295,211
minor
Governance
Government type
Unitary presidential republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
May 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+593
Postal format
@####@
Timezones
UTC-06:00, UTC-05:00
Languages
Spanish
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
45.9
2025