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The country's name means "Equator" in Spanish, truncated from the Spanish official name, República del Ecuador (lit."Republic of the Equator"), derived from the former Ecuador Department of Gran Colombia established in 1824 as a division of the former territory of the Royal Audience of Quito.
Common English country name: Ecuador; Official English country name: The Republic of Ecuador; Common endonym: Ecuador; Official endonym: República del Ecuador (literally: Republic of the Equator) Adjectival(s): Ecuadorian; Demonym(s): Etymology: Name of Ecuador; International rankings of Ecuador; ISO country codes: EC, ECU, 218; ISO region ...
Spanish is the official language spoken by a majority of the population, although 13 native languages are also recognized, including Quechua and Shuar. Ecuador is a representative democratic presidential republic and a developing country whose economy is highly dependent on exports of commodities, primarily petroleum and agricultural products.
Islamic Republic of Pakistan (official, English), Federation of Pakistan (alternate official name, English), Dominion of Pakistan (historic official name, English), West Pakistan (common and later official name for the area now covering Pakistan, used when discussing the polity before the unilateral-secession of East Bengal/Bangladesh), Meluhha ...
Spanish is the official language spoken by a majority of the population, although 13 native languages are also recognized, including Quechua and Shuar. Ecuador is a representative democratic presidential republic and a developing country whose economy is highly dependent on exports of commodities, primarily petroleum and agricultural products.
Lawyers for a former high-ranking Ecuador official accused of taking more than $10 million in bribes and laundering the money in Miami tried to stir up doubt in the minds of jurors during his ...
The Republic of Ecuador continues to produce its one centavo penny, which is minted by the Portuguese National Mint. Ecuador's decision to adopt the US dollar as its official currency originated with bank bailouts by the government, devaluation of its currency, and the government's fiscal deficit in 1999.
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