Full name:  Ecuador

Nationality
        noun: Ecuadorian(s)
        adjective: Ecuadorian

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Area 
        total: 283,560 sq km
        note: includes Galapagos Islands
        water: 6,720 sq km
        land: 276,840 sq km 

Population: 13,363,593 (July 2005 est.)

Ethnic groups
         mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 65%
         Amerindian 25%
         Spanish and others 7%
         black 3%

Capital: Quito (1 490 000) 

Largest Cities:   Guayaquil  (1 980 000)   Ambato(160 000)

Official Language
        Spanish (official)
        Amerindian languages (especially Quechua)

Religion 
        Roman Catholic 95%
        other 5%

Political system:  Republic

GDP:    purchasing power parity - $49.51 billion (2004 est.) 

GDP per head:  purchasing power parity - $3,700 (2004 est.)

Annual growth:  5.8% (2004 est.)

GDP - composition by sector
        agriculture: 8.7%
        industry: 30.5%
        services: 60.9% (2004 est.)

Inflation:  2% (2004 est.)

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