Where is Ecuador? 🇪🇨

Ecuador is located in the South America region at latitude -1.831239 and longitude -78.183406 and is part of the South American continent.

The DMS coordinates for the center of the country are:

You can see the location of Ecuador on the world map below:

Ecuador Neighboring Countries

The neighboring countries of Ecuador (EC) are:

Ecuador borders with the Pacific Ocean.

Country	Ecuador
Coordinates	Latitude: -1.831239 Longitude: -78.183406
Country Codes	Alpha 2: EC Alpha 3: ECU
Country Flag Emoji	🇪🇨
Int. Phone Prefix	+593
Capital city	Quito
Continent Subcontinent	South America South America
Country Area	283,561 sq km
Population 2021	17,888,474 World Rank: 66
Median Age	27.6
Life expectancy	73.7
Major languages	Spanish (Castilian) 93% (official), Quechua 4.1%, other indigenous 0.7%, foreign 2.2% (2010 est.)
UTC/GMT Time	Number of time zones: 2 UTC−06:00 (GALT) — Galápagos Province UTC−05:00 (Ecuador Time) — main territory of Ecuador
Internet TLD	.ec
Biggest Airport	Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)
Average temperature	21.85 °C 71.33 °F
Administrative Divisions	24 provinces
Political system	Presidential representative democratic republic

World Bank Income Group	Upper middle income
World Bank Region	Latin America & Caribbean
Currency	US Dollar (USD)
GDP in 2020	$99.3 (billions of USD) World Rank: 63
GDP per capita in 2020	$5,628 World Rank: 96
Major Industries / Economic Sectors	Oil and gas, agriculture, manufacturing, energy
Top 5 Import Countries	United States, China, Brazil, Colombia, Peru
Top 5 Export Countries	United States, China, Colombia, Peru, Mexico

Here are the largest cities in Ecuador based on 2021 population data:

City	Population
Guayaquil	2,723,665
Quito	2,011,388
Cuenca	329,928
Santo Domingo de los Colorados	270,875
Machala	231,260
Eloy Alfaro	230,839
Manta	217,553
Portoviejo	206,682
Loja	170,280
Ambato	165,185