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 | ECUADORgeneral data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Ecuador |
| country code ISO: EC //; - FIPS: EC |
| location: NW South America |
| time zone: -5 UT (Galápagos -6 UT) |
| surface (land) area: 276840 sq.km = 105037 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 2° N / South: 5° S / East: 75° W / West: 81° W (excluding Galápagos) |
| borders (land): Colombia, Perú |
| borders (coastline): Pacific Ocean |
| climate: tropical, which - infuenced by altitude - varies to alpine |
| Government |
| independent since: 1822-05-24 |
| type of government: republic |
| capital: Quito |
| administrative division: provincia (21); these further divided into canton (115), and comunidad (715) |
| Population |
| population according to the last two censuses: (1990): 9648,189 ; (2001): 12090,804 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 12920,092; or: 12646,000 |
| population density: 44 per sq.km = 113 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 2,4% //; - doubling time: 34 years |
| birth rate: 31 per 1000 |
| death rate: 6,5 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 4 children per female |
| maternal mortality: 190 per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 39 - 57 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 71 years (male: 68; female: 74) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 40% //; - 15-59 years: 55% //; - 60+ years: 6% |
| urbanisation: 64% //; - urbanisation growth: 4,5% |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: 29% |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Mestizo 40-55%; Amerindian 25-40%; white 10-15%; black 5-10% [differences depends on source] |
| languages: Spanish ; Quechua and other Amerindian |
| religious affiliation: Roman Catholic 92,5%; Protestant 3,4%; other: 4,1% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: 2724 calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 70% |
| people per physician: 980 |
| people per hospital bed: |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 55% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 28% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 16% |
| adult literacy: 88,3% (male: 90,5%; female: 86,2%) |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Sucre = 100 centavos |
| annual inflation rate: 34% |
| population below poverty line: 35% |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 1390 per capita |
| GNI USD 1210 per capita //; - [ppp: 2910] |
| GDP growth: 0% |
| income: USD 1020 per capita |
| import: USD 4195 per capita //; - export: USD 4362 per capita |
| trade: USD 474 per capita //; - or 61% of GDP |
| trade partners: US CO JP BR VE DE MX IT PE CL ES BE |
| human development index: 0,726 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 84 |
| female labour force: 28% |
| unemployment: 9% |
| tourism: 0,6 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 10% //; - grass land: 19% //; - wooded area: 39% //; - arid land and desert: % |
| agriculture: labour force: 39% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 15% |
| agricultural products: bananas, rice, maize, planains, potatoes, soybeans, cocoa, coffee, sugar, plantains |
| livestock (million): cattle: 5,1 / goats: 0,3 / horses: 0,5 / pigs: 2,8 / poultry: 136 / sheep: 1,9 |
| fish catch: 497872 metric tonnes (especially shrimp) |
| industry: labour force: 20% //; - part of industry in GDP: 35% |
| industrial products: food processing, chemical, petroleum products, metalwork, textiles |
| mining products: crude petroleum, natural gas, limestone, gold, kaolin |
| CO2 emission per capita: 2,2 |
| services: labour force: 42% //; - part of services in GDP: 50% |
| energy use (kg per capita): 705 |
| electricity use (per capita): 620 |
| annual water use (per capita): 581 |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 43200 km //; - of which paved: 18% //; - of which are motorways: 1397 km |
| vehicles: 46 per 1000 |
| railways: 966 km //; - railways passenger/km: 27 |
| navigable inland waterways: 1500 km |
| ownership telephone: 65 - 91 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 277 - 348 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 79 - 148 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 72 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: 42900 |
| personal computers: 22 per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Chimborazo 6310 m, Cotopaxi 5897, Atizana 5704, Iliniza 5263 |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): none or of little importance |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): unknown |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: Daule, Napo, San Miguel |
| canals: none |
| waterfalls: Agoyan 67 m |
| caves: longest system: unknown / deepest: |
| islands: Archipiélago Colón (Galápagos), Isla Puna |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| area 1878: 643295 sq.km; afterwards 444851 sq.km; since 1942: 256074 sq.km |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the provinces
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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