Ecuador
Republic of Ecuador · South America
Ecuador is a country in South America, with Quito as its capital, home to about 18,289,896 people. Ecuador shares land borders with 2 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Quito |
|---|---|
| Region | South America |
| Currency | United States dollar (USD $) |
| Calling code | +593 |
| ISO codes | EC / ECU / 218 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇪🇨 |
| Population | 18,289,896 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 276,841 km² |
| Languages | Spanish |
| Internet domain | .ec |
| Demonym | Ecuadorean |
Bordering countries
About Ecuador
Ecuador, officially Republic of Ecuador, is a United Nations member state in South America. Its capital and seat of government is Quito. It shares land borders with 2 countries. The official currency is the United States dollar ($), using the code USD.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Ecuador for Quito’s own facts and history.
To call Ecuador from abroad, dial the country code +593. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes EC (alpha-2) and ECU (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 18,289,896.
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How Ecuador compares
- Area: 276,841 km², ranking 73 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 18,289,896, ranking 70 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 66 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 2, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
- Currency reach: 19 other countries and territories use the United States dollar (see the full list).
Flags with the same colours as Ecuador
12 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, yellow, blue). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.