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location:
western south america. bordering the pacific ocean at the equator. between colombia and peru
geographic coordinates:
2 00 s. 77 30 w
map references:
south america
area:
total: 283.560 sq km land: 276.840 sq km water: 6.720 sq km note: includes galapagos islands
area - comparative:
slightly smaller than nevada
land boundaries:
total: 2.010 km border countries: colombia 590 km. peru 1.420 km
coastline:
2.237 km
maritime claims:
territorial sea: 200 nm continental shelf: 100 nm from 2.500 meter isobath
climate:
tropical along coast. becoming cooler inland at higher elevations; tropical in amazonian jungle lowlands
terrain:
coastal plain (costa). inter-andean central highlands (sierra). and flat to rolling eastern jungle (oriente)
elevation extremes:
lowest point: pacific ocean 0 m highest point: chimborazo 6.267 m
natural resources:
petroleum. fish. timber. hydropower
land use:
arable land: 5.85% permanent crops: 4.93% other: 89.22% (2001)
irrigated land:
8.650 sq km (1998 est.)
natural hazards:
frequent earthquakes. landslides. volcanic activity; floods; periodic droughts
environment - current issues:
deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; water pollution; pollution from oil production wastes in ecologically sensitive areas of the amazon basin and galapagos islands
environment - international agreements:
party to: antarctic-environmental protocol. antarctic treaty. biodiversity. climate change. climate change-kyoto protocol. desertification. endangered species. hazardous wastes. ozone layer protection. ship pollution. tropical timber 83. tropical timber 94. wetlands signed. but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
geography - note:
cotopaxi in andes is highest active volcano in world
population:
13.363.593 (july 2005 est.)
age structure:
0-14 years: 33.5% (male 2.282.252/female 2.195.942) 15-64 years: 61.5% (male 4.094.146/female 4.130.096) 65 years and over: 4.9% (male 310.336/female 350.821) (2005 est.)
median age:
total: 23.27 years male: 22.82 years female: 23.74 years (2005 est.)
population growth rate:
1.24% (2005 est.)
birth rate:
22.67 births/1.000 population (2005 est.)
death rate:
4.24 deaths/1.000 population (2005 est.)
net migration rate:
-6.07 migrant(s)/1.000 population (2005 est.)
sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
infant mortality rate:
total: 23.66 deaths/1.000 live births male: 28.36 deaths/1.000 live births female: 18.72 deaths/1.000 live births (2005 est.)
life expectancy at birth:
total population: 76.21 years male: 73.35 years female: 79.22 years (2005 est.)
total fertility rate:
2.72 children born/woman (2005 est.)
hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate:
0.3% (2003 est.)
hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids:
21.000 (2003 est.)
hiv/aids - deaths:
1.700 (2003 est.)
nationality:
noun: ecuadorian(s) adjective: ecuadorian
ethnic groups:
mestizo (mixed amerindian and white) 65%. amerindian 25%. spanish and others 7%. black 3%
religions:
roman catholic 95%. other 5%
languages:
spanish (official). amerindian languages (especially quechua)
literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 92.5% male: 94% female: 91% (2003 est.)
country name:
conventional long form: republic of ecuador conventional short form: ecuador local long form: republica del ecuador local short form: ecuador
government type:
republic
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