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Ecuador
Map and Stats
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| Country
(long form) |
Republic
of Ecuador |
| Capital |
Quito |
| Total
Area |
109,483.13
sq mi
283,560.00 sq km
(slightly smaller than Nevada) |
| Population |
12,920,092
(July 2000 est.) |
| Estimated
Population in 2050 |
23,712,302 |
| Languages |
Spanish
(official), Amerindian languages (especially Quechua) |
| Literacy |
90.1%
total, 92.0% male, 88.2% female (1995 est.) |
| Religions |
Roman
Catholic 95% |
| Life
Expectancy |
68.26
male, 73.99 female (2000 est.) |
| Government
Type |
republic |
| Currency |
1
sucre (S/) = 100 centavos |
| GDP
(per capita) |
$4,300
(1999 est.) |
| Labor
Force (by occupation) |
agriculture
30%, industry 25%, services 45% (1999 est.) |
| Industry |
petroleum,
food processing, textiles, metal work, paper products,
wood products, chemicals, plastics, fishing, lumber |
| Agriculture |
bananas,
coffee, cocoa, rice, potatoes, manioc (tapioca),
plantains, sugarcane; cattle, sheep, pigs, beef, pork,
dairy products; balsa wood; fish, shrimp |
| Arable
Land |
6% |
| Exports |
petroleum,
bananas, shrimp, coffee, cocoa, cut flowers, fish |
| Imports |
machinery
and equipment, raw materials, fuels; consumer goods |
| Natural
Resources |
petroleum,
fish, timber, hydropower |
| Current
Environmental Issues |
deforestation;
soil erosion; desertification; water pollution; pollution
from oil production wastes |
| Telephones
(main lines in use) |
748,000
(1995) |
| Telephones
(mobile cellular) |
49,776
(1995) |
| Internet
Service Providers (ISPs) |
8
(1999) |
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