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Ecuador By Jesse
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Ecuador The main spoken language in Ecuador is Spanish (94% of the population). Languages of official use in native communities include Quiche, Shear, and 11 other languages.Spanish QuicheShear
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What is now Ecuador formed part of the northern Inca Empire until the Spanish conquest in 1533. Quito became a seat of Spanish colonial government in 1563 and part of the Viceroyalty of New Granada in 1717.
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General information Official Name: Republic of Ecuador Capital: Quito (Current local time) Government Type: Republic Population: 13.8 million Area: 276,840 square kilometers; about the size of Colorado Languages: Spanish, indigenous languages, especially Quichua, the Ecuadorian dialect of Quechua Literacy: Total population: 92% Year of Independence: 1822Current local time
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Ecuadorian people consist of a diverse collection of ethnic groups, almost all related to another group in one way or another.
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The majority of Ecuadorians is of mixed race in varying degrees, mostly Indian with White, called Mestizos (60% of the population), there are around 20% Indians, 10% White (mostly of Spanish origin) and 10% of black African origin.
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This is currency in Ecuador.
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Website Www.Ecuador.com
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