COUNTRY GUIDE · South America
Ecuador
Explore the geography, landmarks, and distinctive stories of Ecuador.
Ecuador at a glance
- CAPITAL
- Quito
- REGION
- South America
- POPULATION
- 18,500,000
- AREA
- 276,841 km²
- LANGUAGE
- Spanish
- CURRENCY
- US Dollar (USD)
COUNTRY SUPERLATIVE
Equatorial Namesake
The equator passes through Ecuador, giving the country its name.
DID YOU KNOW?
A surprising detail about Ecuador
Ecuador's Galápagos Islands helped inspire Charles Darwin's ideas about evolution.
Geography and nearby countries
PinPointr places Ecuador in its South America region. Its reference dataset lists an area of 276,841 km² and a population of approximately 18,500,000. The country is not listed as landlocked in PinPointr’s geography reference.
Listed land neighbors
Country statistics are fixed PinPointr gameplay references and may differ from current government or international estimates. Country highlights and illustrations are educational material, not official travel advice.