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Name: The Republic of Ecuador
Location : South America
Time : IST (-) 10 1/2 hrs
Capital : Quito
Language : Spanish (official), Amerindian languages (especially Quechua)
Area : 272,045 sq kms
Population : 15,007,343 (July 2011 est.)
National Day : 10 Aug (Independence Day)
Currency : United States Dollars (USD) 1 = INR 56.45.
Climate : Warm and subtropical. Weather varies within the country due to the Andes mountain range and coastal changes. Andean regions are cooler and it is especially cold at nights in the mountains. Rainfall is high in coastal and jungle areas.
Holidays : YEAR 2013: 1 JanNew Year's Day. 29 Mar Good Friday. 1 May Labour Day. 24 May Battle of Pichincha. 10 Aug Independence Day. 9 Oct Guayaquil Independence Day. 2 Nov All Souls' Day. 3 Nov Cuenca Independence Day. 25 Dec Christmas Day. 31 Dec New Year's Eve.
Airline Name : SAETA (EH), SAN (WB), TAME (EQ)
International Airports : Mariscal Sucre (Quito) , Simon Bolivar (Guayaguil)