South America
Flag of Ecuador
A country named for the line that splits the planet.
Colours, by share of the flag
- #f0d800 45%
- #d81818 25%
- #004890 20%
Measured from the flag artwork itself, so shares are approximate and emblems get folded into the nearest tone.
Flags people confuse it with
Ecuador in numbers
| Official name | Republic of Ecuador |
|---|---|
| Capital | Quito |
| Region | South America, South America |
| Population | 17,643,060 |
| Area | 276,841 km² · 64 people per km² |
| Currency | United States dollar (USD) |
| Languages | Spanish |
| Country codes | EC · ECU · .ec |
| Coastline | Has a coast |
Things worth knowing
- Ecuador, whose capital is Quito, takes its name from the Equator, which runs right through the country.
- The Galápagos Islands, part of Ecuador, inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection.
- Quito is one of the highest capital cities in the world, perched in the Andes at roughly 2,850 metres above sea level.
Did you know
Because the planet bulges at the Equator, the summit of Ecuador's volcano Chimborazo is the farthest point on Earth's surface from the centre of the planet.
Neighbours
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Country data from the mledoze/countries dataset under ODbL 1.0. Flag artwork from the same dataset. All 196 flags.