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Fun fact 4 about Ecuador

A Venus (2,300-2,000 BCE) of the Valdivia culture (from Santa Elena Province) displayed in the National Archaeological Museum of Florence
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Ecuador adopted the U.S. dollar as its national currency on 13 April 2000.

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Ecuador

Population
18.3M
Area
283,561 km²
Capital
Quito
Continent
South America
71st most populous country in the world

Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west.

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