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GeographyLocation: Western South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean at the Equator,between Colombia and Peru
Area: Land boundaries: total 2,010 km, Colombia 590 km, Peru 1,420 km Coastline: 2,237 km
PeoplePopulation: 10,890,950 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 1.95% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 25.08 births/1,000 population Death rate: 5.55 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 37.7 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 2.97 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: mestizo (mixed Indian and Spanish) 55%, Indian 25%, Spanish 10%, black10% Religions: Roman Catholic 95% Languages: Spanish (official), Indian languages (especially Quechua)
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1990)
Government
Names:
Type: republic Capital: Quito Independence: 24 May 1822 (from Spain) Constitution: 10 August 1979
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $41.1 billion National product real growth rate: 3.9% National product per capita: $3,840 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 25% Unemployment rate: 7.1%
Electricity:
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