Republic of Ecuador * República del Ecuador
one of the few countries so different geographically,,
where 6 thousand meters summits rise over the land
and over big tropical forest at Amazon jungle, and the Galapagos Islands
are the unique earth's biosphere.
Localisation: North-west of South America + Galapagos Islands on the Pacific Ocean.
Land: 283 562 km2 (Galapagos Islands 7 844 km2 ).
People: 10.9 mln : 50 % Indian, 35 % Metis, 15 % other.
Capital: Quito (1.2 mln inhabitants).
Climat and Weather : Equatorian climat. 3 regions :
1. coastal (Costa) -> lowland and plateau
along with Pacific Ocean,
2. middle - mountain (Sierra) -> ecuadorian andes and East -> (Oriente)
3. upland -> going into eastern edge of Ecuador in Amazon jungle.
Language: spanish
Currency: sucre = 100 centavos
[info from 1999]
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