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Last Minute Tips Before you Travel to Ecuador
- Time Zone: GMT/UTC -5
- Electricity: 120V, 60 Hz (bring an adapter/transformer for your hair drier, laptop, cellullar phone etc.)
- Currency: US Dollar (US$)
- Country Dialing Code: 593
Must See - Properties on UNESCO World Heritage List
- City of Quito
- Galápagos Islands
- Sangay National Park
- Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca
Ecuador
Location
Western South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean at the Equator, between Colombia and Peru
Capital
Quito
Population
13,363,593 (July 2005 est.)
Regions
22 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Azuay, Bolivar, Canar, Carchi, Chimborazo, Cotopaxi, El Oro, Esmeraldas, Galapagos, Guayas, Imbabura, Loja, Los Rios, Manabi, Morona-Santiago, Napo, Orellana, Pastaza, Pichincha, Sucumbios, Tungurahua, Zamora-Chinchipe
Climate
tropical along coast, becoming cooler inland at higher elevations; tropical in Amazonian jungle lowlands
Ethnic groups
mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 65%, Amerindian 25%, Spanish and others 7%, black 3%
Religions
Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%
Languages
Spanish (official), Amerindian languages (especially Quechua)
Government type
republic
Background
The "Republic of the Equator" was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Colombia and Venezuela). Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A border war with Peru that flared in 1995 was resolved in 1999. Although Ecuador marked 25 years of civilian governance in 2004, the period has been marred by political instability. Seven presidents have governed Ecuador since 1996.
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