Flag of Ecuador

🎨 What the flag means

Ecuador's flag has a wide yellow stripe on top and blue and red stripes below, with the coat of arms in the centre. Yellow stands for crops and fertile soil, blue for the ocean and clear skies, and red honours the heroes of independence. On the coat of arms, a condor spreads its wings above the snowy mountain Chimborazo.

📊 Quick facts

👥 Population

16.9 million (2022)

🏙️ Capital

Quito1.8 million people (2022)

🗣️ Main language

Spanish

✨ 3 fun facts

1. The name Ecuador is Spanish for 'Equator', the imaginary line that runs through the country.
2. Ecuador's Galápagos Islands, about 1,000 km out in the Pacific, are home to many animals found nowhere else.
3. Chimborazo, the snowy mountain on Ecuador's coat of arms, is the highest mountain in the country.