Interesting Facts about Ecuador

Ecuador Interesting Facts

Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in South America. Here are some interesting facts about Ecuador:

The national flag of Ecuador was first adopted by law in 1835 and then on September 26, 1860. The coat of arms was also adopted on October 31, 1900.

Ecuador was the first nation in the world to acknowledge the rights of the environment.

Ecuador became part of the Inca Empire in 1463, but the indigenous people of the region did not submit without a fight.

It is one of the top 17 biodiversity-rich nations in the world, but it comes in first in terms of biodiversity density.

Ecuador has tens of thousands of bird species alone (15% of the world's bird species).

In addition to the 38 endemic species found alone in the Galápagos, Ecuador is home to 106 native reptiles and 138 native amphibians.

The Galapagos Islands are situated in the Pacific Ocean around 1,000 kilometers west of the Ecuadorian peninsula and are home to Ecuador.

One of the best preserved historic districts in all of America is found in Quito.

Even though Cotopaxi is merely Ecuador's second-highest mountain at 19,347 feet, it is one of the world's tallest volcanoes.

The tallest mountain in Ecuador is called Mount Chimborazo - 20,560 feet are above sea level at its summit.

Ecuador is the world's largest exporter of bananas. Bananas account for 12.1 percent of the country's exports.

Oil makes up 40% of Ecuador's exports. The nation's economy heavily depends on oil, which generates 520,000 barrels a day.

Spanish is the official language of Ecuador.

The US dollar is Ecuador's official currency.

Ecuador has an iguana park because, for some reason, hundreds of iguanas have chosen to live there. It's a genuine city park, not a zoo.

The guanabana, often known as "soursop" in English, is the name of Ecuador's national fruit. It is a spiky, green, sour fruit.

La Costa is the coast, La Sierra is the mountains, the Andes, La Amazonia (El Oriente) - which includes the Amazon, and the Galapagos Islands - make up Ecuador's four distinct areas.

All slaves in Ecuador were set free when slavery was finally outlawed there in 1851.

The nearest point to the Sun is actually on Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador.

There are many World Heritage sites, but only Ecuador is home to the Galapagos Islands and Quito, the first and second UNESCO World Heritage Sites in history.

Ecuador shares borders with Colombia and Peru.