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ECUADOR |
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| AREA
283,561 sq.km. (74th) |
POPULATION
15,654,411 (68th) |
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PLATFORM DATA |
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| National
Demography |
0 – 24yrs: 28.5 % 25 – 64yrs: 64.6 % 65yrs and over: 6.9 %
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| Life
Expectancy |
76.36yrs
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| Youth Development Index | 96/170 (Medium) |
| National
G.D.P |
$182 billion (2014) (64th)
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| Per Capital
Income |
$11,400 (123rd)
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| Currency |
US dollars
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| Economic
Drivers |
Petroleum, Shrimp, Cacao, Wood, Coffee, Cut flowers, Bananas, Fish
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| Official
Languages |
Spanish ( Official)
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Other Local Languages |
Spanish 92% (official), Quechua 4.1% other indigenous 0.7%, foreign 2.2%
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| Climatic
Zone |
Tropical along coast becoming cooler inland at higher elevations; tropical in Amazonian jungle lowlands |
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Religious Expression |
Roman Catholic 74%, Evangelical 10.4&, Jehovah’s witness 1.2% other 6.4% ( includes Mormon Buddhist, Jewish, spiritualist, Muslim, Hindu, indigenous religions, African American religions, Pentecostal) atheist 7.9%, agnostic 0.1% |
| Christian Umbrella
Organization(s) |
NA |
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Airports
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Airstrips |
Ashanti Airstrips Eastern Airstrips |
| Road Network | 43,670km |
| Rail Network | 965km |
| Corruption
Rating |
63/177 |
| Security
Rating |
12% (Elevated Risk)
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