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Ecuador

Capital: Quito

  • The Galápagos Islands sit about 1,000 km west of the mainland and count 127 islands, islets and rocks.
  • Ecuador takes its name from the Spanish word for equator, and its capital Quito sits almost on that line.
  • Ecuador has used the US dollar as its only official currency since 2000, when it replaced the sucre.
  • Despite its small size, Ecuador is one of 17 megadiverse countries, rich in plant and animal life.
  • Quito's historic centre, listed in 1978, was one of the first two UNESCO World Heritage Sites, along with Kraków.

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