Location: Western South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean at the Equator, between Colombia and Peru
Population: 15,789,330 (2013 est.)
Land Area: 283,561km²
Capital: Quito
Main cities: Guayaquil, Cuenca
Languages: Spanish (official), Amerindian languages (especially Quechua)
GDP: 70.266 billion (2013 est.)
Monetary unit: U.S. dollar
Exports: $23.85billion (2012est.)
Exports - commodities: petroleum, bananas, cut flowers, shrimp
Exports - partners: US 51.4%, Peru 8.2%, Colombia 4.4%, Chile 4.1%
(2006)
Imports: $24.02billion (2012 est.)
Imports - commodities: vehicles, medicinal products, telecommunications equipment, electricity
Imports - partners: US 24%, Colombia 14.4%, Venezuela 7.7%, Brazil 7%, China 6.3% (2006)
Land use:
arable land: 5.71%
permanent crops: 4.81%
other: 89.48% (2005)
Natural resources: petroleum, fish, timber, hydropower