_#_Capital: Quito
_#_Administrative divisions: 21 provinces (provincias, singular—provincia); Azuay, Bolivar, Canar, Carchi, Chimborazo, Cotopaxi, El Oro, Esmeraldas, Galapagos, Guayas, Imbabura, Loja, Los Rios, Manabi, Morona-Santiago, Napo, Pastaza, Pichincha, Sucumbios, Tungurahua, Zamora-Chinchipe
_#_Independence: 24 May 1822 (from Spain; Battle of Pichincha)
_#_Constitution: 10 August 1979
_#_Legal system: based on civil law system; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
_#_National holiday: Independence Day, 10 August (1809, independence of Quito)
_#_Executive branch: president, vice president, Cabinet
_#_Legislative branch: unicameral National Congress (Congreso Nacional)
_#_Judicial branch: Supreme Court (Corte Suprema)
_#_Leaders: