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{{Country
|name =''República del Equador''
|map =Ecuador rel91.jpg
|flag =Flag of Ecuador.png
|arms =Arms of Ecuador.png
|capital =Quito
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|government =Republic
|government-raw =
|language =Spanish
|king =
|queen =
|monarch-raw =
|president =Rafael Correa
|president-raw =
|chancellor =
|chancellor-raw =
|pm =
|pm-raw =
|chairman =
|premier =
|area =98,985 sq. mi.
|pop =13,810,000 (2005)
|pop-basis =
|gdp =
|gdp-year =$61.7 billion (2006)
|gdp-pc =$4,776 (2006)
|currency =U.S. dollar
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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]]. Part of the [[Inca|Inca Empire]] consisted of what is now Ecuador until the Spanish [[conquistador | conquistadors]] reached the area in 1533. <ref>https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ec.html CIA - The World Factbook - Ecuador</ref> 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.
'''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|Inca Empire]] consisted of what is now Ecuador until the Spanish [[conquistador | conquistadors]] reached the area in 1533. <ref>https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ec.html CIA - The World Factbook - Ecuador</ref> 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.