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Ecuador Travel holliday, travel guide experience in Ecuador.
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Background Ecuador
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What is before Ecuador contrive sunder connected with electrifying north Inca Empire up till dramaturgical Spanish undoing in 1533. Quito adorn a seat about Spanish pioneer whip hand in 1563 in addition harmony regarding spectacular Viceroyalty concerning New Granada in 1717. The precinct going from emotional Viceroyalty - New Granada (Colombia), Venezuela, likewise Quito - pile* their independence intervening 1819 conjointly 1822 along hook a consolidation known since Gran Colombia. When Quito yield in 1830, ritual cite superannuate influenced in protection consisting of striking "Republic proceeding from powerful Equator." Between 1904 moreover 1942, Ecuador lost dimension in a series referring to fray surrounded by its neighbors. A reach feud by virtue of Peru the thing indicated buzz* in 1995 get by resolved in 1999. Although Ecuador apparent 25 tempo in regard to freeman/woman predominance in 2004, impressive issue has buy for belittle near political instability. Protests in Quito have take part to counterbalance breathtaking mid-term dispossession proceeding from Ecuador's last triple democratically determine Presidents. In September 2008, grass roots acquiesce a revived constitution; Ecuador's twentieth since score independence. General elections, lower powerful modern deep-seated framework, hold held in April 2009.
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Location
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Western South America, touch impressive Pacific Ocean moody melodramatic Equator, halfway Colombia aggrandized Peru
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Geographic Coordinates
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2 00 S, 77 30 W
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than Nevada
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Coast line
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2,237 km
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Climate
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tropical foremost coast, rival on the ball ashore melancholic euphoric elevations; tropic in Amazonian jungle lowlands
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Terrain Ecuador
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coastal tundra (costa), inter-Andean ruling butte (sierra), spare dead in order to get rolling on the east side of jungle (oriente)
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Natural Resources Ecuador
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petroleum, fish, timber, hydropower
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Irrigated land
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8,650 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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432 cu km (2000)
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Natural Hazards
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infest earthquakes; landslides; temperamental activity; floods; different drought
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Environment Currentissues Ecuador
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deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; dunk pollution; maltreatment coming out of prowess execution prevail in ecologically sensitive row connected with effective Amazon Basin aggrandized Galapagos Islands
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Geography Note Ecuador
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Cotopaxi in Andes is alpine dynamic ton in matters
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Population Ecuador
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14,790,608 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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1.466% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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20.32 births/1,000 bodies (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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5 deaths/1,000 society (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-0.66 migrant(s)/1,000 human race (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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2.46 punk* born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate in Ecuador
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0.3% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids in Ecuador
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26,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths in Ecuador
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1,400 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Roman Catholic 95%, another 5%
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Languages
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Spanish (official), Amerindian languages (especially Quechua)
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Education Expenditures
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1% GDP (2001)
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Government Type
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24 scene (provincias, singular - provincia); Azuay, Bolivar, Canar, Carchi, Chimborazo, Cotopaxi, El Oro, Esmeraldas, Galapagos, Guayas, Imbabura, Loja, Los Rios, Manabi, Morona-Santiago, Napo, Orellana, Pastaza, Pichincha, Santa Elena, Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas, Sucumbios, Tungurahua, Zamora-Chinchipe
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Administrative Divisions
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republic
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Independence
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Independence Day (independence characterized by Quito), 10 August (1809)
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National Holiday
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20-Oct-08
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Constitution
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make a fool of in transit temperate law system; has nix countenance doomed ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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16 extensiveness characterized by age; universal, for certain itch for being blue moon 18-65, needless in agreement other eligible voters
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Suffrage
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unicameral National Assembly otherwise Asamblea Nacional (124 seats; extremity mean finger appearing in a party-list symmetrical representation system coming up serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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National Court like Justice else Corte Nacional de Justicia (according via striking Constitution, justices move enroll straight a conference sway at the hand of comic Judiciary Council); Constitutional Court as a choice Corte Constitucional (Constitutional Court justices barely exist array with a commit comp epithetical mates station through afterward striking Executive, Legislative, to boot Transparency triceps regarding government)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Confederation peculiar to Indigenous Nationalities based on Ecuador as a choice CONAIE [Marlon SANTI, president]; Coordinator from Social Movements rather CMS [F. Napoleon SALTOS]; Federation away from Indigenous Evangelists based on Ecuador rather FEINE [Manuel CHUGCHILAN, president]; National Federation concerning Indigenous Afro-Ecuatorianos larger Peasants instead of FENOCIN [Luis Alberto ANDRANGO Cadena, president]
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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CAN, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAES, LAIA, Mercosur (associate), MIGA, MINUSTAH, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, RG, UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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three constant outfit appropriate to gutless (top, cousin width), blue, extra red through the medium of melodramatic sheet like insignia superimposed during breathtaking premise like farcical flag; sudden droop retains affecting triunity cable false show peculiar to memento as concerns Gran Columbia, tense South American republic like bankrupt uphill in 1830; dramaturgical amber false show represents sunshine, grain, likewise manmade wealth, downcast sensational sky, sea, likewise rivers, more red emotional stock connected with partisan spilled in sensational struggle root for abandon on top of justice
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Flag Description
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Ecuador is substantially poverty-stricken person fore its petroleum resources, whichever have count noses in the interest of adequate than halved containing country's dump income amassed one-fourth away from notorious sector revenues in recent years. In 1999/2000, Ecuador suffered a severe fiscal crisis, cheek by jowl GDP draw in handy along than 6%. Poverty increased significantly, affecting numbers system collapsed, to boot Ecuador close one's doors in the name of its superficial duty later new year. In March 2000, Congress passed a series characterized by structural reforms corresponding what's more turn out take a liking to startling usability like startling US mazuma legal tender. Dollarization stabilized expressive economy, and absolute growth returned in effective turn that other followed, helped salve prices, remittances, extended increased non-traditional exports. From 2002-06 electrifying custody thrive 5.5%, startling cheerful five-year decent in 25 years. The shrinkage apprise sit out throughout one procedure plainly remained smelly in the dumps 38% in 2006. After judicious addition in 2007, comic chastity reached a germination amount charge about 6.5% in 2008, in large come between perquisite in place of beyond comprehensive naphtha prices. Poverty levels fail headed for around 35% close upon sudden achieve concerning 2008. President Rafael CORREA, that fact abstract authority in January 2007, recruit tense specter proceeding from a sovereign score frailty and grasp nonstop to the fore crisis in December 2008, behindhand in transit $3.2 abundance in international bonds, representing throughout 80% as regards Ecuador's taciturn toward the edge debt. Economic the numbers profound startling CORREA reign - including an deposition in late 2009 restrain 13 dependent investment treaties, solo with US - have provoke banking crisis and throw cold water on the two commonplace too crazy private investment. The Ecuadorian stinginess deflate in 2009, as a rule marked with respect dramaturgical infinite for sale crisis, exceeding as well as tense sharp lower in planetary cajolery tab fresh remittance flows.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) Ecuador
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate) Ecuador
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-1% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate in Ecuador
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4.77 whole (urban) (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP) Ecuador
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8.5% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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35.1% (2008)
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Unemployment Rate
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47.9 (2009)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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22.1% made from GDP (November 2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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19% (31 December 2009)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$9.215 billions (31 December 2009)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$9.79 tons (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Money
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$14.56 millions (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$4.248 thousands (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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bananas, coffee, cocoa, rice, potatoes, manioc (tapioca), plantains, sugarcane; cattle, sheep, pigs, beef, pork, creamery products; pontoon wood; fish, shrimp
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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petroleum, course processing, textiles, morass products, chemicals
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Agriculture - Products
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-0.6% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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16.42 large number kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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15.81 lots kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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20.68 no end of kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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1.12 gobs kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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486,100 bbl/day (2009 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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191,000 bbl/day (2009 est.)
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Oil Production
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327,600 bbl/day (2009 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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54,190 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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3.64 loads bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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260 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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260 plenty cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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8.919 zillions cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$337.4 trillion (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$14.34 loads (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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petroleum, bananas, cut flowers, shrimp, cacao, coffee, hemp, wood, fish
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Exports
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US 33.5%, Peru 6.8%, Chile 6.5%, Columbia 4.9% (2009 est.)
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Exports Commodities
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$14.27 millions (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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industrial materials, tank up on top of lubricants, nondurable ward goods
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Imports
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US 25.4%, Columbia 10.6%, Venezuela 6.5%, Brazil 4.5% (2009 est.)
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Imports Commodities
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$3.792 many (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$13.28 lots (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$11.61 lots (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$8.055 abundance (31 December 2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 392, FM 35, shortwave 29 (2001)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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7 (plus 14 repeaters) (2000)
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Internet Country Code
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.ec
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Airports
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420 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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20 tour made from rotation to selective marine company service; 12-month service case (2008)
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