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'''Ecuador''' is a country in [[South America]]. It is near the equator, hence its name, which means equator in [[Spanish]]. The country borders [[Colombia]] on the north and [[Peru]] on the south and east. To the west is the [[Pacific Ocean]].
'''Ecuador''' is a country in [[South America]]. It is near the equator, hence its name, which means ''equator'' in [[Spanish]]. The country borders [[Colombia]] on the north and [[Peru]] on the south and east. To the west is the [[Pacific Ocean]]. Part of the [[Inca Empire]] consisted of what is now Ecuador until the Spanish [[conquistadors]] reached the area in 1533. [https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ec.html] The area became a Spanish colony known as Quito until it received its independence early in the 19th century AD as Gran Colombia, which consisted of more land than modern-day Ecuador.
==Miscellaneous==
The capital of Ecuador is Quito.
The capital of Ecuador is Quito.
The [[Galapagos Islands]] are an Ecuadorean possession.
The [[Galapagos Islands]] are an Ecuadorean possession.
==Ecuador today==
Ecuador today is a predominantly Roman Catholic country, and its official language is [[Spanish]]. Its current president is [[Rafael Correa]], a leftist economist who has promised sweeping reforms. He is considered to be a close ally of Venezuelan president [[Hugo Chavez]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6187364.stm]
[[Category:South American Countries]]
[[Category:South American Countries]]