Republic of  Ecuador

·Capital : Quito

·Official languages : Spanish

·Government : Republic

 - President : Rafael Correa

 - Vice President : Lenín Moreno

·Independence from Spain

 - Date : May 24, 1822

·Independence from Gran Colombia

 - Date : May 13, 1830

·Area: 256,370 km²

·Papulation

 - 2005 estimate : 13,850,000

 - Density : 47 /km²

·GDP(PPP) : 2005 estimate

  - Total : $60.1 billion

  - Per capita : $4,776

·Currency : USD