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Capital	Quito
Government	Republic
Currency	US dollar (USD)
Area	total: 283,560 km2 water: 6,720 km2 land: 276,840 km2
Population	14,573,101 (July 2009 est.)
Language	Spanish (official), Amerindian languages (especially Quechua)
Religion	Roman Catholic 95%
Electricity	110-220V/60Hz (USA & European plugs)
Calling Code	+593
Internet TLD	.ec
Time Zone	UTC-5

Ecuador is a country in Northwestern South America, with a Pacific Ocean coastline, lying on the Equator between Colombia, to the northeast, and Peru, to the south and east.

Cotopaxi is the world's highest active volcano. Many cities and sites in Ecuador are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Such cities and best known places are the Galapagos Islands, and the city of Cuenca.