Ecuador
ECUADOR
Ecuador is the smallest of the Andean countries. It has the highest average population density in South America and the hightes percentage of native Americans. As it names indicates, Ecuador (equator in Spanish) extends over both sides of the equator. It is bordered in the north by Colombia and in the east and south by Peru. The Galapagos Islands are a province of Ecuador located 650 miles off Ecuador's Pacific coast.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Area 269,178 sq. km (103,930 sq. mi.)
Capital City Quito
Gross National Product
per capita $ 1,080 (1988 estimate)
Currency unit Sucre
Population 10'782,000 (1990 estimate)
Density 92.8 persons/sq. mi. (1986 estimate)
Urban-rural population 52.8 % urban, 47.2% rural
Nartural increase 2.8% (1985-1990)
Illiteracy rate 17.6 (1985 estimate)
Highest point 20,561 ft (Chimborazo)
Main cities Guayaquil, Cuenca, Riobamba
National Holiday Quito's Independence Day, 10 August
Map of Ecuador
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