Ecuador: Introduction

Capital: Quito

Population

Total Population: 17,980,083

Natural Increase: 0.9%

Density: 72 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 64.8%

Ethnic Origins: Mestizos represent 72% of the total population of Ecuador, Amerindians 7%, Montubios a little over 7%, Afro-Ecuadorians around 7%, Europeans about 6% and other ethnic groups a little less than 1%. (National Institute of Statistics and Censuses)

Official Language: Spanish

Other Languages Spoken: Amerindian languages, particularly Quechua

Business Language(s): English

Religion: Roman Catholic 95%, Other religions 5%.

Literacy Rate: 91.0%

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Quito

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: American Dollar (USD)

Country Overview

Area: 256,370 km²

Type of State: Presidential republic

Type of Economy: Lower-middle-income economy.
An economy heavily dependent on the petroleum sector; world's leading exporter of bananas and shrimp.

HDI*: 0.732/1

HDI (World Rank): 88/188

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To call from Ecuador, dial 00
To call Ecuador, dial +593

Internet Suffix: .ec

Computers: 13.0 per 100 Inhabitants

Telephone Lines: 15.5 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 35.1 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 97.2% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Imports of Goods (million USD)	22,564	17,918	25,690	33,049	30,898
Exports of Goods (million USD)	22,329	20,355	26,699	32,658	31,126
Imports of Services (million USD)	4,143	2,782	4,153	5,562	5,265
Exports of Services (million USD)	3,252	1,804	2,070	2,887	3,201

Source: WTO – World Trade Organisation, Latest data available.

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