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Features of Ecuador* |
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Location: Western South America, bordering the Pacific
Ocean at the Equator, between Colombia and Peru
Map references: South America
People
Population: 11,466,291 (July 1996 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 35% (male 2,062,468; female 1,996,679)
15-64 years: 60% (male 3,403,197; female 3,489,728)
65 years and over: 5% (male 241,217; female 273,002)
(July 1996 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.96% (1996 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 34.8 deaths/1,000 live births
(1996 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 71.09 years
male: 68.49 years
female: 73.82 years (1996 est.)
Ethnic divisions: mestizo (mixed Indian and Spanish)
55%, Indian 25%, Spanish 10%, black 10%
Religions: Roman Catholic 95%
Languages: Spanish (official), Indian languages
(especially Quechua)
Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1995
est.)
total population: 90.1%
male: 92%
female: 88.2%
Government
Country Abbreviation: EC
Type of government: republic
Independence: 24 May 1822 (from Spain)
National holiday: Independence Day, 10 August (1809)
(independence of Quito)
Constitution: 10 August 1979
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
Economy
Economic overview:
GDP: purchasing power parity - $44.6 billion (1995
est.)
GDP real growth rate: 2.3% (1995 est.)
GDP per capita: $4,100 (1995 est.)
Unemployment rate: 7.1% (1994)
Communications
Telephones: 586,300 (1994 est.)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 272, FM 0, shortwave 39
Radios: NA
Television broadcast stations: 33
Televisions: 940,000 (1992 est.)
*Source: World Factbook 1996, U.S.
Central Intelligence Agency
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