Capital : Quito
Major Language(s) : Spanish, Quechua
Largest City : Guayaquil
Date of UN Membership : 21 Dec. 1945
Largest City Population (in thousands, 1995) : 1831
Currency : sucre
GDP (million US$, 1997) : 19673
Area (km²) : 283561
Total Population (in thousands, 1999) : 12411
Population Density (per square km., 1997) : 42
GDP Per Capita (US$, 1997) : 1648
Urban Population (%, 1990-99) : 60
Rate of Urban Growth Population (% per annum, 1990-99): 3,6
Source: 2002, United Nations Publications.