| Population: 13.927.650 (2008 estimate) |
| Surface: 283.560 km² |
| Capital: Quito |
| President: Rafael Correa (since 15 of January 2007) |
| GNP per head : $7.100 (2008) |
| Child mortality: 21.6/1000 - 24/1000 (not reaching age of 5) (2008 estimate) |
| Life expectancy: men: 73.7 years - women: 79.6 years (2007 estimate) |
| Infections with AIDS: 0.002% (+/- 2008) |
| Access to drinking water: urban: 94% - rural: 58% - average: 67% (2005, MIDUVI) |
| Access to sanitation facilities: urban: 94% - rural: 82% - average: 89% (2004, Unicef) |
| Illiteracy: men: 7.7% - women: 10.3% (2001) |
| Natural resources and export products: bananas, flowers, petrol, shrimps, wood |
