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Capital Ecuador : |
Quito .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Ecuador :
| Colombia 590 km, Peru 1,420 km .
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| Climate Ecuador :
| tropical along coast, becoming cooler inland at higher elevations; tropical in Amazonian jungle lowlands .
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| Life expectancy Ecuador :
| 76.01 years .
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| Fertility rate Ecuador :
| 2.78 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Ecuador :
| republic .
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| Population Ecuador :
| 13,212,742 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Area Total Ecuador :
| 283,560 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Ecuador :
| 1.549 million (2003) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Ecuador :
| 2,394,400 (2003) .
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| International Country Code Ecuador :
| 593.
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| Sex ratio total Ecuador :
| 1 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex Ecuador ratio under 15 :
| 1.04 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Ecuador ratio 15 64 :
| 0.99 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Ecuador ratio 65 :
| 0.88 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance Ecuador :
| $-117 million (2003) |
| HIV Ecuador :
| 0.3% (2003 est.) |
| Population below poverty line Ecuador :
| 65% (2003 est.) |
| Literacy Ecuador :
| 92,50% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Ecuador :
| 2,20% |
| House hold income highest than 10% Ecuador :
| 33.8% (1995) |
| Inflation Ecuador :
| 7.9% (2003 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Ecuador :
| 9.8%; note - underemployment of 47% (2003 est.) |
| Internet Users Ecuador :
| 569,700 (2003) |
| Location Ecuador :
| Western South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean at the Equator, between Colombia and Peru |
| Geographic Coordinates Ecuador :
| 2 00 S, 77 30 W |
| Religion Ecuador :
| Roman Catholic 95% |
| Administrative region Ecuador :
| 22 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Azuay, Bolivar, Canar, Carchi, Chimborazo, Cotopaxi, El Oro, Esmeraldas, Galapagos, Guayas, Imbabura, Loja, Los Rios, Manabi, Morona-Santiago, Napo, Orellana, Pastaza, Pichincha, Sucumbios, Tungurahua, Zamora-Chinchipe |
| Terrain Ecuador :
| coastal plain (costa), inter-Andean central highlands (sierra), and flat to rolling eastern jungle (oriente) |
| Elevation extremes lowest Ecuador :
| Pacific Ocean 0 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Ecuador :
| Chimborazo 6,267 m |
| Natural resources Ecuador :
| petroleum, fish, timber, hydropower |
| Land use arable land Ecuador :
| 5,85% |
| Land use permanentcrops Ecuador :
| 4,93% |
| Irrigated land Ecuador :
| 8,650 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards Ecuador :
| frequent earthquakes, landslides, volcanic activity; floods; periodic droughts |
| Environment current issues Ecuador :
| deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; water pollution; pollution from oil production wastes in ecologically sensitive areas of the Amazon Basin and Galapagos Islands |
| Geography note Ecuador :
| Cotopaxi in Andes is highest active volcano in world |
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Divisions
Azuay
Bolivar
Canar
Carchi
Chimborazo
Cotopaxi
El Oro
Esmeraldas
Galapagos
Guayas
Imbabura
Loja
Los Rios
Manabi
Morona-Santiago
Napo
Orellana
Pastaza
Pichincha
Sucumbios
Tungurahua
Zamora-Chinchipe
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