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- [1] : WordNet (r) 2.0
ecuador
n : a republic in northwestern south america; became independent
from spain in 1822; the landscape is dominated by the
andes syn: republic of ecuador
see also:
republic of ecuador
- [2] : CIA World Factbook 2002
ecuador
introduction ecuador
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background: the "republic of the equator" was
one of three countries that emerged
from the collapse of gran colombia
in 1830 the others being colombia
and venezuela. between 1904 and
1942, ecuador lost territories in a
series of conflicts with its
neighbors. a border war with peru
that flared in 1995 was resolved in
1999.
geography ecuador
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location: western south america, bordering the
pacific ocean at the equator,
between colombia and peru
geographic coordinates: 2 00 s, 77 30 w
map references: south america
area: total: 283,560 sq km
note: includes galapagos islands
water: 6,720 sq km
land: 276,840 sq km
area - comparative: slightly smaller than nevada
land boundaries: total: 2,010 km
border countries: colombia 590 km,
peru 1,420 km
coastline: 2,237 km
maritime claims: continental shelf: claims
continental shelf between mainland
and galapagos islands
territorial sea: 200 nm
climate: tropical along coast, becoming
cooler inland at higher elevations;
tropical in amazonian jungle
lowlands
terrain: coastal plain costa, inter-andean
central highlands sierra, and flat
to rolling eastern jungle oriente
elevation extremes: lowest point: pacific ocean 0 m
highest point: chimborazo 6,267 m
natural resources: petroleum, fish, timber, hydropower
land use: arable land: 5.69
permanent crops: 5.15
other: 89.16 1998 est.
irrigated land: 8,650 sq km 1998 est.
natural hazards: frequent earthquakes, landslides,
volcanic activity; floods; periodic
droughts
environment - current issues: deforestation; soil erosion;
desertification; water pollution;
pollution from oil production wastes
in ecologically sensitive areas of
the galapagos islands
environment - international party to: antarctic-environmental
agreements: protocol, antarctic treaty,
biodiversity, climate change,
climate change-kyoto protocol,
desertification, endangered species,
hazardous wastes, nuclear test ban,
ozone layer protection, ship
pollution, tropical timber 83,
tropical timber 94, wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of
the selected agreements
geography - note: cotopaxi in andes is highest active
volcano in world
people ecuador
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population: 13,447,494 july 2002 est.
age structure: 0-14 years: 35.4 male 2,415,764;
female 2,337,095
15-64 years: 60.2 male 4,007,495;
female 4,090,957
65 years and over: 4.4 male
276,482; female 319,701 2002 est.
population growth rate: 1.96 2002 est.
birth rate: 25.47 births/1,000 population 2002
est.
death rate: 5.36 deaths/1,000 population 2002
est.
net migration rate: -0.53 migrants/1,000 population
2002 est.
sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 males/female
under 15 years: 1.03 males/female
15-64 years: 0.98 males/female
65 years and over: 0.86 males/
female
total population: 0.99 males/
female 2002 est.
infant mortality rate: 33.02 deaths/1,000 live births 2002
est.
life expectancy at birth: total population: 71.61 years
female: 74.57 years 2002 est.
male: 68.79 years
total fertility rate: 3.05 children born/woman 2002 est.
hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate: 0.3 2001
hiv/aids - people living with hiv/ 20,000 2001 est.
aids:
hiv/aids - deaths: 232 2001
nationality: noun: ecuadorians
adjective: ecuadorian
ethnic groups: mestizo mixed amerindian and white
65, amerindian 25, spanish and
others 7, black 3
religions: roman catholic 95
languages: spanish official, amerindian
languages especially quechua
literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read
and write
total population: 90.1
male: 92
female: 88.2 1995 est.
government ecuador
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country name: conventional long form: republic of
ecuador
conventional short form: ecuador
local long form: republica del
ecuador
local short form: ecuador
government type: republic
capital: quito
administrative divisions: 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
independence: 24 may 1822 from spain
national holiday: independence day independence of
quito, 10 august 1809
constitution: 10 august 1998
legal system: based on civil law system; has not
accepted compulsory icj jurisdiction
suffrage: 18 years of age; universal,
compulsory for literate persons ages
18-65, optional for other eligible
voters
executive branch: chief of state: president gustavo
noboa bejarano since 22 january
2000 selected president following
coup that deposed president jamil
mahuad; vice president pedro pinto
rubianes since 28 january 2000
elected by national congress from a
slate of candidates submitted by
president noboa; note - the
president is both the chief of state
and head of government
elections: formerly, the president
and vice president were elected on
the same ticket by popular vote for
four-year term no reelection;
election last held 31 may 1998;
runoff election held 12 july 1998
next to be held 20 october 2002
head of government: president
gustavo noboa bejarano since 22
january 2000 selected president
following coup that deposed
president jamil mahuad; vice
president pedro pinto rubianes
since 28 january 2000 elected by
national congress from a slate of
candidates submitted by president
noboa; note - the president is both
the chief of state and head of
government
cabinet: cabinet appointed by the
president
election results: results of the
last election prior to the coup
were: jamil mahuad elected
president; percent of vote - 51
note: a military-indigenous coup
toppled democratically-elected
president jamil mahaud on 21 january
2000; the military quickly handed
power over to vice president gustavo
noboa on 22 january 2000; national
congress then elected a new vice
president from a slate of candidates
submitted by noboa; the new
administration is scheduled to
complete the remainder of mahaud's
term, due to expire in january 2003
legislative branch: unicameral national congress or
congreso nacional 123 seats; 20
members are popularly elected at-
large nationally to serve four-year
terms; 103 members are popularly
elected by province to serve four-
year terms
elections: last held 31 may 1998
next to be held 20 october 2002
election results: percent of vote by
party - na; seats by party - dp 32,
psc 27, pre 24, id 18, p-np 9, fra
5, pce 3, mpd 2, cfp 1; note -
defections by members of national
congress are commonplace, resulting
in frequent changes in the numbers
of seats held by the various parties
judicial branch: supreme court or corte suprema new
justices are elected by the full
supreme court
political parties and leaders: concentration of popular forces or
cfp averroes bucaram; democratic
left or id rodrigo borja cevallos;
ecuadorian conservative party or pce
jacinto jijon y camano;
independent national movement or min
eliseo azuero; pachakutik-new
country or p-np miguel lluco;
popular democracy or dp dr. juan
manuel fuertes; popular democratic
movement or mpd gustavo teran
acosta; radical alfarista front or
fra fabian alarcon, director;
roldosist party or pre abdala
bucaram ortiz, director; social
christian party or psc pascual del
cioppo
political pressure groups and confederation of indigenous
leaders: nationalities of ecuador or conaie
leonidas iza, president;
coordinator of social movements or
cms f. napoleon santos; federation
of indigenous evangelists of ecuador
or feine marco murillo, president;
national federation of indigenous
afro-ecuatorianos and peasants or
fenocin pedro de la cruz,
president; popular front or fp
luis villacis
international organization can, ccc, eclac, fao, g-77, iadb,
participation: iaea, ibrd, icao, icc, icftu, icrm,
ida, ifad, ifc, ifrcs, iho, ilo,
imf, imo, interpol, ioc, iom, iso,
itu, laes, laia, nam, oas, opanal,
opcw, pca, rg, un, unctad, unesco,
unido, upu, wcl, wftu, who, wipo,
wmo, wtoo, wtro
diplomatic representation in the us: chief of mission: ambassador ivonne
a-baki
consulates general: chicago,
houston, los angeles, miami, new
orleans, new york, newark,
philadelphia, and san francisco
fax: 1 202 667-3482
telephone: 1 202 234-7200
chancery: 2535 15th street nw,
washington, dc 20009
diplomatic representation from the chief of mission: ambassador
us: vacant; charge d'affaires larry l.
palmer
embassy: avenida 12 de octubre y
avenida patria, quito
mailing address: apo aa 34039
telephone: 593 2 256-2890
fax: 593 2 502-052
consulates general: guayaquil
flag description: three horizontal bands of yellow
top, double width, blue, and red
with the coat of arms superimposed
at the center of the flag; similar
to the flag of colombia which is
shorter and does not bear a coat of
arms
economy ecuador
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economy - overview: ecuador has substantial oil
resources and rich agricultural
areas. because the country exports
primary products such as oil,
bananas, and shrimp, fluctuations in
world market prices can have a
substantial domestic impact. ecuador
joined the world trade organization
in 1996, but has failed to comply
with many of its accession
commitments. the aftermath of el
nino and depressed oil market of
1997-98 drove ecuador's economy into
a free-fall in 1999. the beginning
of 1999 saw the banking sector
collapse, which helped precipitate
an unprecedented default on external
loans later that year. continued
economic instability drove a 70
depreciation of the currency
throughout 1999, which forced a
desperate government to "dollarize"
the currency regime in 2000. the
move stabilized the currency, but
did not stave off the ouster of the
government. gustavo noboa, who
assumed the presidency in january
2000, has managed to pass
substantial economic reforms and
mend relations with international
financial institutions. ecuador
completed its first standby
agreement since 1986 when the imf
board approved a 10 december 2001
disbursement of $96 million, the
final installment of a $300 million
standby credit agreement.
gdp: purchasing power parity - $39.6
billion 2001 est.
gdp - real growth rate: 4.3 2001 est.
gdp - per capita: purchasing power parity - $3,000
2001 est.
gdp - composition by sector: agriculture: 11
industry: 25
services: 64 2000 est.
population below poverty line: 70 2001 est.
household income or consumption by lowest 10: 2.2
percentage share: highest 10: 33.8 1995
distribution of family income - gini 43.7 1995
index:
inflation rate consumer prices: 22 2001 est.
labor force: 3.7 million urban
labor force - by occupation: agriculture 30, industry 25,
services 45 2001 est.
unemployment rate: 14; note - widespread
underemployment 2001 est.
budget: revenues: $5.6 billion
expenditures: planned $5.6 billion,
including capital expenditures of
$na 2001 est.
industries: petroleum, food processing,
textiles, metal work, paper
products, wood products, chemicals,
plastics, fishing, lumber
industrial production growth rate: 5.1 2001 est.
electricity - production: 10.395 billion kwh 2000
electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 25.01
hydro: 74.99
other: 0 2000
nuclear: 0
electricity - consumption: 9.667 billion kwh 2000
electricity - exports: 0 kwh 2000
electricity - imports: 0 kwh 2000
agriculture - products: bananas, coffee, cocoa, rice,
potatoes, manioc tapioca,
plantains, sugarcane; cattle, sheep,
pigs, beef, pork, dairy products;
balsa wood; fish, shrimp
exports: $4.8 billion 2001 est.
exports - commodities: petroleum, bananas, shrimp, coffee,
cocoa, cut flowers, fish
exports - partners: us 38, peru 6, chile 5, colombia
5, italy 3 2000
imports: $4.8 billion 2001 est.
imports - commodities: machinery and equipment, chemicals,
raw materials, fuels; consumer goods
imports - partners: us 25, colombia 13, japan 8,
venezuela 8, brazil 4 2000
debt - external: $14 billion 2001
economic aid - recipient: $120 million 2001
currency: us dollar usd
currency code: usd
exchange rates: sucres per us dollar - 25,000.0
january 2002, 25,000.0 2001,
24,988.4 2000, 11,786.8 1999,
5,446.6 1998, 3,988.3 1997
note: on 13 march 2000, the national
congress approved a new exchange
system whereby the us dollar was
adopted as the main legal tender in
ecuador for all purposes; on 20
march 2000, the central bank of
ecuador started to exchange sucres
for us dollars at a fixed rate of
25,000 sucres per us dollar; since
30 april 2000, all transactions are
denominated in us dollars
fiscal year: calendar year
communications ecuador
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telephones - main lines in use: 1,115,272 1999
telephones - mobile cellular: 384,000 1999
telephone system: general assessment: generally
elementary but being expanded
domestic: facilities generally
inadequate and unreliable
international: satellite earth
station - 1 intelsat atlantic
ocean
radio broadcast stations: am 392, fm 35, shortwave 29 2001
radios: 5 million 2001
television broadcast stations: 7 plus 14 repeaters 2001
televisions: 2.5 million 2001
internet country code: .ec
internet service providers isps: 31 2001
internet users: 180,000 2001
transportation ecuador
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railways: total: 965 km
narrow gauge: 965 km 1.067-m gauge
2000 est.
highways: total: 43,197 km
paved: 8,165 km
unpaved: 35,032 km 2001
waterways: 1,500 km
pipelines: crude oil 800 km; petroleum products
1,358 km
ports and harbors: esmeraldas, guayaquil, la libertad,
manta, puerto bolivar, san lorenzo
merchant marine: total: 33 ships 1,000 grt or over
totaling 239,876 grt/393,680 dwt
note: includes some foreign-owned
ships registered here as a flag of
convenience: chile 1, greece 1 2002
est.
ships by type: cargo 2, chemical
tanker 3, liquefied gas 1, passenger
3, petroleum tanker 23, specialized
tanker 1
airports: 205 2001
airports - with paved runways: total: 61
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 17
under 914 m: 19 2001
1,524 to 2,437 m: 18
airports - with unpaved runways: total: 144
914 to 1,523 m: 31
under 914 m: 113 2001
heliports: 1 2001
military ecuador
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military branches: army, navy including marines, air
force, national police
military manpower - military age: 20 years of age 2002 est.
military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 3,468,678 2002
est.
military manpower - fit for military males age 15-49: 2,337,944 2002
service: est.
military manpower - reaching military males: 132,978 2002 est.
age annually:
military expenditures - dollar $720 million fy98
figure:
military expenditures - percent of 3.4 fy98
gdp:
transnational issues ecuador
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disputes - international: none
illicit drugs: significant transit country for
cocaine originating in colombia and
peru; importer of precursor
chemicals used in production of
illicit narcotics; important money-
laundering hub; increased activity
on the northern frontier by
trafficking groups and colombian
insurgents
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