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Ecuador

ISO EC Dial +593 Currency USD Americas 2 time zones
View of the Hemicycle de la Rotonda statue in Guayaquil, Ecuador.

Ecuador is a country in South America, Its capital is Quito, its country calling code is +593, and its ISO 3166 codes are EC (alpha-2) and ECU (alpha-3). The official currency is United States dollar (USD) $.

Capital
Quito
Calling code
+593
Currency
United States dollar (USD) $
Languages
Spanish
Local time
21:25:26
ISO alpha-2
EC
ISO alpha-3
ECU
Population
17,643,060
Area
276,841 kmยฒ
Region
South America
Internet domain
.ec
Drives on the
right

Ecuador country code: +593

The country calling code for Ecuador is +593. Country calling codes identify the destination country when placing an international call. The international access prefix used to leave your originating country varies by telephone network. On mobile phones, the + symbol is generally used instead. After the country code, dial the local Ecuador number, dropping any leading zero used for domestic dialling.

Ecuador ISO codes: EC and ECU

Ecuador is assigned EC as its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code and ECU as its alpha-3 code. Alpha-2 codes are the two-letter codes used in web addresses, currency pairs and shipping forms. Alpha-3 codes are the three-letter codes used in banking, aviation and international standards work. The internet country code top-level domain for Ecuador is .ec. ISO country codes are standardized identifiers, but they can change when countries or territories undergo changes in international status or classification.

Currency in Ecuador: the United States dollar

The official currency of Ecuador is the United States dollar, with the ISO 4217 code USD and the symbol $. Prices, salaries and official accounts inside Ecuador are quoted in USD. Exchange rates move daily, so check a live rate before converting rather than relying on a figure you saw last week.

Time zone in Ecuador

The primary time zone for Ecuador is -06:00, currently UTC-06:00. This country spans multiple time zones. The clock above shows the primary time zone, so local time elsewhere in Ecuador may differ. The clock reads from your own device, so it follows daylight saving rather than showing a fixed offset.

Capital and geography of Ecuador

The capital of Ecuador is Quito. Ecuador sits in Americas, specifically the South America subregion. Its approximate centre point is -2.00000000, -77.50000000. Traffic in Ecuador drives on the right. Languages recorded for Ecuador: Spanish.

Which countries border Ecuador?

Ecuador shares a land border with 2 countries: Colombia and Peru. Land borders are not the same as nearest countries: a country across a narrow strait can be closer than one you share a fence with. The nearby page ranks countries by straight-line distance instead.

Bordering countries

2 land borders recorded.

Nearest by distance

Public holidays 2026

11 recorded. Regional holidays apply only in the listed subdivisions.

DateHolidayApplies
1 Jan 2026 New Year's Day National
16 Feb 2026 Carnival National
17 Feb 2026 Carnival National
3 Apr 2026 Good Friday National
1 May 2026 International Workers' Day National
24 May 2026 The Battle of Pichincha National
10 Aug 2026 Declaration of Independence of Quito National
9 Oct 2026 Independence of Guayaquil National
2 Nov 2026 All Souls' Day National
3 Nov 2026 Independence of Cuenca National
25 Dec 2026 Christmas Day National

Where Ecuador is

Centre point -2.00000000, -77.50000000.

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