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| Name: | Ecuador (Republic of Ecuador) |
| Local name (Spanish): | Ecuador (República del Ecuador) |
| Bordering countries: | Peru, Colombia |
| Status: | sovereign state |
| Surface: | 283.6 ths. sq. km |
| Population (2003): | 13 710 ths. |
| Capital: | Quito |
| Official language: | Spanish |