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News •

Ecuador partnering with Blackwater founder in divisive nationwide crackdown on crime • Mar. 12, 2025, 11:18 AM ET (CNN)
Ecuador receives first two of five H225 Super Puma helicopters • Mar. 10, 2025, 6:23 PM ET (Janes)
Ecuadorian president offers carte blanche to police and military after attack kills 22 in Guayaquil • Mar. 8, 2025, 3:40 AM ET (CNN)
Narco gang gun battles kill 22 people in violent Ecuador port city of Guayaquil • Mar. 7, 2025, 5:42 AM ET (CBS)
Cocaine and bananas: Why the US may get asked to help Ecuador tackle gang violence • Mar. 6, 2025, 1:59 AM ET (CNN)

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Also Known As Republic of Ecuador • República del Ecuador
Head Of State And Government President: Daniel Noboa
Capital Quito
Population (2025 est.) 17,573,000
Form Of Government unitary multiparty republic with one legislative house (National Assembly [137])1
Official Language Spanish2
Official Religion none
Official Name República del Ecuador (Republic of Ecuador)
Total Area (Sq Km) 256,850
Total Area (Sq Mi) 99,170
Monetary Unit dollar (U.S.$)
Population Rank (2025) 72
Population Projection 2030 19,453,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi (2025) 177.2
Density: Persons Per Sq Km (2025) 68.4
Urban-Rural Population Urban: (2024) 65% • Rural: (2024) 35%
Life Expectancy At Birth Male: (2022) 75.1 years • Female: (2022) 81.1 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate Male: (2021) 95% • Female: (2021) 94%
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) (2023) 118,390
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) (2023) 6,510
1Permanent legislature reinstated with April 2009 elections.2Quechua and Shuar are also official intercultural languages.

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