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Overview - Ecuador

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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%.