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Country
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Ecuador |
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Leader
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President: Manuel Pinto da Costa
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President: Rafael Correa
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Population
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183,176
| 15,223,680
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Life Expectancy
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63.490 years
| 75.940 years
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Capital City
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| Quito
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Largest city
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| Sao Tome (population: 53,300) | Guayaquil (population: 1,952,030) |
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Human Development Index
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0.643
| 0.807
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| GDP per capita |
| $8,600 US
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Literacy Rate
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84.9%
| 91%
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Corruption Perception Index
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2.7
| 2
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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1.8%
| 25%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
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| Unemployment Rate |
| 4.200%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished
| Abolished
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Political System
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republic
| republic
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Independence date
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| 24 May 1822 (from Spain)
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| Religions |
Catholic 70.3%, Evangelical 3.4%, New Apostolic 2%, Adventist 1.8%, other 3.1%, none 19.4% (2001 census)
| Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%
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| Languages |
Portuguese (official)
| Spanish (official), Amerindian languages (especially Quechua)
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| Exports |
| petroleum, bananas, cut flowers, shrimp, cacao, coffee, hemp, wood, fish
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| External Debt |
| $10,050,000,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
| the US dollar is used; the sucre was eliminated in 2000
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
| 0.900%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 1
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| Location |
Western Africa, islands in the Gulf of Guinea, straddling the Equator, west of Gabon
| Western South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean at the Equator, between Colombia and Peru
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| Area |
964 km sq
| 283,561 km sq
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| Coastline |
209 km
| 2,237 km
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| Climate |
tropical; hot, humid; one rainy season (October to May)
| tropical along coast, becoming cooler inland at higher elevations; tropical in Amazonian jungle lowlands
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