Officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, by Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean on the west. The country also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about 600 miles west of the mainland. Ecuador straddles the equator, from which it takes its name, and has an area of 98,985 mi². Its capital city is Quito.
Approximately 95 percent of Ecuadorians are Roman Catholic . In the rural parts of Ecuador, indigenous beliefs and Christianity are sometimes syncretized. There is also a growing number of Mormon and Protestant denominations.
There is a small Muslim minority numbering in the low thousands and the Jewish community numbers just over a thousand and is mostly of German and Italian origin.
Most festivals and annual parades are based on religious celebrations.
Prayer:
Heavenly Father I must admit that I do not know much about the Republic of Ecuador and it’s people. Of this I ask for your forgiveness and beg for your mercy. Lord I ask for wisdom and knowledge as I proceed on with these prayers for the nations.
Lord I ask for your blessing upon these people and the land. Send your guardian angels to all parts of this nation as we commission them to guard and protect the people and the land. In this I pray through your son, my Lord Jesus, amen.