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Overview
- Capital:
- Quito
- Area:
- 283,560 km²
- Population:
- 13,547,510 (2006 estimate)
- Language(s):
- Spanish (official), Amerindian languages (Quechua).
- Religion(s):
- Roman Catholic - 95%, others - 5%.
- Ethnic Group(s):
- Mestizo - 65%, Amerindian - 25%, Spanish and others - 7%, Black - 3%.