OFFICIAL NAME: Republic of Ecuador
TYPE OF GOVERNMENT: Presidential Democratic Republic
PRESIDENT: Guillermo Lasso
NATIONAL DAY: August 10 (Independence of Quito on August 10, 1809)
AREA: 256.370 square kilometers
TERRITORIAL SEA: 200 miles
GEOGRAFIC COORDINATES:Latitude 01ş 27´ 06”N and 05ş 00’ 56”S Longitude 75ş 11´ 49”W to 81ş 00’ 40”W
POPULATION: 12´646.095; 64% urban, 36% rural (2000 est.)
AGE STRUCTURE:

• 0-14 years 35,80% (2001 est.)
• 15-64 years 59,81% (2001 est.)
• 65 years and over 4,39% (2001 est.)

SEX RATIO: 0,99 males/female (2001 est.)
POPULATION GROWTH: 2.11 % annually (1990-2000)
POPULATION DENSITY: 49,3 per square kilometer (2000 est.)
LITERACY RATE: 90% (2000 est.)
LANGUAGE: Spanish (Official), Quechua and other Amerindian languages are widely spoken by the indigenous population
RELIGION: No official religion. Predominance of Roman Catholic (95%)CAPITAL: Quito P. 1´615.809 (2000 est.)

MAIN CITIES:

• Guayaquil, main port and largest city P. 2´117.553 (2000 est.)
• Cuenca
• Machala
• Ambato
• Manta
• Portoviejo
• Riobamba
• Loja
• Ibarra
• Esmeraldas
• Santo Domingo de los Colorados

OFFICIAL HOLIDAYS:

• January 1(New Year’s)
• Good Friday (Easter)
• May 1 (Labor Day)
• May 24 (Battle of Pichincha)
• August 10 (National Day)
• October 9 (Guayaquil Independence Day)
• November 2 (All Souls Day)
• November 3 (Cuenca Independence Day)
• December 25 (Christmas)

INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS:

• Mariscal Sucre in Quito
• Simón Bolívar in Guayaquil

INTERNATIONAL DIALLING CODE:

• Country code +593
• Quito 02
• Guayaquil 04
• Cuenca 07
• Ibarra 06
• Ambato 03
• Galápagos 05

CURRENCY: United States Dollar
WEIGHT AND MEASUREMENT: Metric System
TELEVISION SYSTEM: NTSC-525 lines
ELECTRICAL SUPPLY: 110/120 V AC 60 HZ
LOCAL TIME: Ecuador continental territory is on Eastern Standard of GMT -5. The Galapagos Islands is on Eastern Standard of GMT -6. There is no Daylight Savings Time.