long form: none former: Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic Digraph: UZ Type: republic Capital: Quito Administrative divisions: 9 provinces (oblasti, 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:
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