Ecuador: flag, capital & map
Get to know Ecuador, then put your memory to work.
Country facts
- Capital
- Quito
- Region
- South America
- Subregion
- South America
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 18,289,896
- Area
- 276,841 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- Spanish
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- US Dollar (USD)
Ecuador takes its name from the equator. Its capital, Quito, lies in the Andes.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of Ecuador
The flag of Ecuador is composed of the horizontal bands of yellow, blue and red, with the yellow band twice the height of the other two bands. The Ecuadorian coat of arms is superimposed in the center of the field.
Looks similar to: Colombia · Venezuela.
Where it is
Ecuador is grouped in South America, within Roam’s South America region. Its land-border list includes 2 countries in this atlas: Colombia, Peru. The source classifies it as not landlocked.
Ecuador has a recorded area of 276,841 square kilometres. Among the 12 countries assigned to South America in this dataset, it ranks 9 by area, from largest to smallest. Paraguay is immediately above it in that ordering, at 406,752 km². Guyana is immediately below it, at 214,969 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 18,289,896 people for Ecuador in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 66 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are Spanish. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is US Dollar (USD). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
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What is the capital of Ecuador?
Reveal answer
Quito. Ecuador takes its name from the equator. Its capital, Quito, lies in the Andes.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Ecuador?
Reveal answer
The flag of Ecuador is composed of the horizontal bands of yellow, blue and red, with the yellow band twice the height of the other two bands. The Ecuadorian coat of arms is superimposed in the center of the field.
Which land neighbours of Ecuador are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
Colombia and Peru. The source classifies Ecuador as not landlocked.
Which languages does the source list for Ecuador?
Reveal answer
Spanish. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Ecuador.
Which currency codes are listed for Ecuador?
Reveal answer
US Dollar (USD). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
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