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GENERAL
FACTS |
| Official
Name: |
Republic
of Ecuador |
| Capital
City: |
Quito |
| Government: |
Democratic |
| Languages: |
Spanish |
| Currency: |
U.S.
Dollar |
| National
Holiday: |
August
10, Independence Day |
| Religion: |
Catholic |
| Land
Area: |
276,840
km2. |
| Climate: |
Tropical
along the coast. Cooler inland and at higher elevations. Tropical
in the Amazon. |
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| Population: |
12.2
million (2001) |
| Percent
Urban: |
61%
(2001) |
| Percent
Rural: |
39%
(2001) |
| Population
Growth Rate: |
2.05% |
| Birth
Rate: |
26
births/1000 population |
| Death
Rate: |
6
deaths/1000 population |
| Infant
Mortality: |
30
deaths/1000 live births |
| Life
Expectancy: |
69.8 |
| Total
Fetility Rate: |
3.3 |
| Contraceptive
Prevention Rate: |
66.3 |
| Adult
Iliteracy Rate: |
8.4% |
| Urban
Unemployment: |
7.7%
(2002) |
| GDP
per capita: |
$1,959
(2002) |
| Poverty: |
68%
(34% in extreme poverty, 2000) |
| Annual
Inflation Rate: |
9.4%
(2002) |
| Deficit: |
1%
(2002) |
| Foreign
Debt: |
$14,700
( 2002) |
| Reserves: |
$1.1
billion (2002) |
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