FAST FACTS

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Full Country name: Republic of Ecuador
Area: 256,370 sq km (98,985 sq mi)
Population: 15,007,343
Capital City: Quito
People: Mestizo (mixed Amerindian and Spanish descendants) 65%, Amerindians 25%, Criollos (unmixed Spanish descendants and other European and Latin Americans) 7%, Afro-Ecuadorian 3%
Religion:Roman Catholic 95%, mixture of Indigenous and Christianity 4%, Muslim, 0.02%, Jewish 0.01%
Government: Presidential Democratic Republic
President: Rafael Correa
GDP: $115 billion
GDP per capita: $7,800
Annual growth: 3.2%
Inflation: 3.3%
Major Industries: Petroleum, bananas, cocoa, timber, shrimp, tuna, tourism, flowers, handcrafts.
Major trading partners: US, Colombia, Italy, Peru, Chile, Venezuela

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