What is the official language of Ecuador?
Spanish
How many different languages are recognized?
13
What is the capital?
Quito
Is it the largest city?
No
What is?
Guayaquil
What declaration was made about it?
declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site
When was Ecuador colonized?
the 16th century
By who?
Spain
When was independence achieved?
1820
What happened in 1830?
emerged as its own sovereign state
Is it diversely populated?
Yes
What ethnicity is the majority population?
mestizos
What is its official name?
Republic of Ecuador
What does it mean?
Republic of the Equator
Are any islands a part of it?
Yes
Which ones?
Galápagos Islands
What is the third largest city?
Cuenca
What was it declared?
a World Heritage Site
When?
1999
What is it an example of?
a planned, inland Spanish-style colonial city