About Ecuador Ecuador – Highlights include: Galapagos, the Equator, local traditions, the Amazon and the Andean Mountain range with 7 mountains and volcano’s higher than 5000 m. More information on why we should visit Ecuador. Official Name: Republica de Ecuador Area: 256.370 KM2 (about 7x the size of the Netherlands) Amount of inhabitants: 17.8 million (2023) Capital: Quito Form of Government: Democratic President: Daniel Noboa (2023) Language: The official main language is Spanish, but regional the indigenous Kichwa and Shuar are also accepted as official languages in Ecuador. Currency: US Dollars Religion: Freedom of religion, but Catholic is the dominant religion A website for tourism by the Ecuadorian government. Five Fun things to do in Ecuador, by Jules T. Geography Straddling the equator in western South America, Ecuador has territories in both the Northern and the Southern hemispheres. It borders Colombia to the north and shares a border Peru to the south and to the east. The Pacific Ocean is Ecuador's western border. Ecuador, 256,370 square kilometers in size, is geographically divided into four regions (the Amazon, the Highlands, the Coast, and the Galapagos Islands) and is politically split into 22 provinces, which, in turn, are split into 205 cantons. The Coast Ecuador's coastal region (a.k.a. the western lowlands) is made up of fertile plains, rolling hills, and sedimentary basins traversed by a plethora of rivers that rush from the heights of the Andes to the Pacific Ocean. All five coastal provinces, encompassing 640 kilometers of coastline between them, have attractive beaches and plenty of hotels and resorts for tourists. Crisscrossed by an expansive network of rivers and home to the nation's most spectacular beaches, the provinces of Esmeraldas, Manabí, and Guayas are quite impressive destinations and frequented by tourists from all over the world. Geographically speaking, much of this
About Ecuador Ecuador – Highlights include: Galapagos, the Equator, local traditions, the Amazon and the Andean Mountain range with 7 mountains and volcano’s higher than 5000 m. More information on why we should visit Ecuador. Official Name: Republica de Ecuador Area: 256.370 KM2 (about 7x the size of the Netherlands) Amount of inhabitants: 17.8 million (2023) Capital: Quito Form of Government: Democratic President: Daniel Noboa (2023) Language: The official main language is Spanish, but regional the indigenous Kichwa and Shuar are also accepted as official languages in Ecuador. Currency: US Dollars Religion: Freedom of religion, but Catholic is the dominant religion A website for tourism by the Ecuadorian government. Five Fun things to do in Ecuador, by Jules T. Geography
