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Ecuador - Introduction 2015
top of pageBackground: What is now Ecuador formed part of the northern Inca Empire until the Spanish conquest in 1533. Quito became a seat of Spanish colonial government in 1563 and part of the Viceroyalty of New Granada in 1717. The territories of the Viceroyalty - New Granada (Colombia) Venezuela and Quito - gained their independence between 1819 and 1822 and formed a federation known as Gran Colombia. When Quito withdrew in 1830 the traditional name was changed in favor of the 'Republic of the Equator.' Between 1904 and 1942 Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A border war with Peru that flared in 1995 was resolved in 1999. Although Ecuador marked 30 years of civilian governance in 2004 the period was marred by political instability. Protests in Quito contributed to the mid-term ouster of three of Ecuador's last four democratically elected presidents. In late 2008 voters approved a new constitution Ecuador's 20th since gaining independence. General elections were held in February 2013 and voters reelected President Rafael CORREA.
Area
Total: 283,561 km²
Land: 276,841 km²
Water: 6,720 km²
Note: includes Galapagos Islands
Rank: 74
Comparative: slightly smaller than Nevada
Climate: tropical along coast becoming cooler inland at higher elevations; tropical in Amazonian jungle lowlands
Terrain: coastal plain (costa) inter-Andean central highlands (sierra) and flat to rolling eastern jungle (oriente)
Elevation
Extremes lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
Extremes highest point: Chimborazo 6,267 m
Extremes note: because the earth is not a perfect sphere and has an equatorial bulge the highest point on the planet furthest from its center is Mount Chimborazo not Mount Everest which is merely the highest peak above sea level
Land use
Agricultural land: 29.7%
arable land: 4.7%
permanent crops: 5.6%
permanent pasture: 19.4%
permanent crops: 5.6%
permanent pasture: 19.4%
Forest: 38.9%
Other: 31.4%
Natural hazards: frequent earthquakes; landslides; volcanic activity; floods; periodic droughts
Volcanism: volcanic activity concentrated along the Andes Mountains; Sangay which erupted in 2010 is mainland Ecuador's most active volcano; other historically active volcanoes in the Andes include Antisana Cayambe Chacana Cotopaxi Guagua Pichincha Reventador Sumaco and Tungurahua; Fernandina (elev. 1476 m) a shield volcano that last erupted in 2009 is the most active of the many Galapagos volcanoes; other historically active Galapagos volcanoes include Wolf Sierra Negra Cerro Azul Pinta Marchena and Santiago
Ecuador - People 2015
top of pagePopulation: 15,868,396 (July 2015 est.)
Rank: 68
Growth rate: 1.35% (2015 est.)
Growth rate rank: 88
Below poverty line: 25.6% (December 2013 est.)
Ethnic groups: mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 71.9% Montubio 7.4% Amerindian 7% white 6.1% Afroecuadorian 4.3% mulato 1.9% black 1% other 0.4% (2010 est.)
Languages: Spanish (Castillian) 93% (official) Quechua 4.1% other indigenous 0.7% foreign 2.2%
Note: (2010 est.)
Religions: Roman Catholic 74% Evangelical 10.4% Jehovah's Witness 1.2% other 6.4% (includes Mormon Buddhist Jewish Spiritualist Muslim Hindu indigenous religions African American religions Pentecostal) atheist 7.9% agnostic 0.1%
Note: data represents persons at least 16 years of age from five Ecuadoran cities
Demographic profile:
Ecuador's high poverty and income inequality most affect indigenous mixed race and rural populations. The government has increased its social spending to ameliorate these problems but critics question the efficiency and implementation of its national development plan. Nevertheless the conditional cash transfer program which requires participants' children to attend school and have medical check-ups has helped improve educational attainment and healthcare among poor children. Ecuador is stalled at above replacement level fertility and the population most likely will keep growing rather than stabilize.
An estimated 2 to 3 million Ecuadorians live abroad but increased unemployment in key receiving countries - Spain the United States and Italy - is slowing emigration and increasing the likelihood of returnees to Ecuador. The first large-scale emigration of Ecuadorians occurred between 1980 and 2000 when an economic crisis drove Ecuadorians from southern provinces to New York City where they had trade contacts. A second nationwide wave of emigration in the late 1990s was caused by another economic downturn political instability and a currency crisis. Spain was the logical destination because of its shared language and the wide availability of low-skilled informal jobs at a time when increased border surveillance made illegal migration to the US difficult. Ecuador has a small but growing immigrant population and is Latin America's top recipient of refugees; 98% are neighboring Colombians fleeing violence in their country.
An estimated 2 to 3 million Ecuadorians live abroad but increased unemployment in key receiving countries - Spain the United States and Italy - is slowing emigration and increasing the likelihood of returnees to Ecuador. The first large-scale emigration of Ecuadorians occurred between 1980 and 2000 when an economic crisis drove Ecuadorians from southern provinces to New York City where they had trade contacts. A second nationwide wave of emigration in the late 1990s was caused by another economic downturn political instability and a currency crisis. Spain was the logical destination because of its shared language and the wide availability of low-skilled informal jobs at a time when increased border surveillance made illegal migration to the US difficult. Ecuador has a small but growing immigrant population and is Latin America's top recipient of refugees; 98% are neighboring Colombians fleeing violence in their country.
Age structure
0-14 years: 27.99%
15-24 years: 18.56%
25-54 years: 39.16%
55-64 years: 7.23%
65 years and over: 7.05% (2015 est.)
Dependency ratios
Total dependency ratio: 55.6%
Youth dependency ratio: 45.1%
Elderly dependency ratio: 10.4%
Potential support ratio: 9.6%
Urbanization
Urban population: 63.7% of total population
Rate of urbanization: 1.9% annual rate of change
Environment
Current issues: deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; water pollution; pollution from oil production wastes in ecologically sensitive areas of the Amazon Basin and Galapagos Islands
International agreements party to: Antarctic-Environmental Protocol Antarctic Treaty Biodiversity Climate Change Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol Desertification Endangered Species Hazardous Wastes Ozone Layer Protection Ship Pollution Tropical Timber 83 Tropical Timber 94 Wetlands
International agreements signed but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Sex ratio
At birth: 1.05 male/female
0-14 years: 1.04 male/female
15-24 years: 1.03 male/female
25-54 years: 0.95 male/female
55-64 years: 0.96 male/female
65 years and over: 0.91 male/female
Total population: 0.99 male/female
Infant mortality rate
Total: 17.38 deaths/1000 live births
Male: 20.51 deaths/1000 live births
Female: 14.1 deaths/1000 live births
Rank: 98
Drinking water source:
urban: 93.4% of population
rural: 75.5% of population
total: 86.9% of population
urban: 6.6% of population
rural: 24.5% of population
total: 13.1% of population (2015 est.)
rural: 75.5% of population
total: 86.9% of population
urban: 6.6% of population
rural: 24.5% of population
total: 13.1% of population (2015 est.)
Sanitation facility access:
urban: 87% of population
rural: 80.7% of population
total: 84.7% of population
urban: 13% of population
rural: 19.3% of population
total: 15.3% of population (2015 est.)
rural: 80.7% of population
total: 84.7% of population
urban: 13% of population
rural: 19.3% of population
total: 15.3% of population (2015 est.)
Hivaids
Adult prevalence rate: 0.41% (2013 est.)
Adult prevalence rate rank: 72
People living with hivaids: 37,500 (2013 est.)
People living with hivaids rank: 64
Deaths: 1600 (2013 est.)
Deaths rank: 60
Major infectious diseases
Degree of risk: high
Food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea hepatitis A and typhoid fever
Vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria
Literacy
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Total population: 94.5%
Male: 95.4%
Female: 93.5%
Ecuador - Government 2015
top of pageCountry name
Conventional long form: Republic of Ecuador
Conventional short form: Ecuador
Local long form: Republica del Ecuador
Local short form: Ecuador
Note: the country's position on the globe straddling the equator accounts for its name
Administrative divisions: 24 provinces (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
Legal system: civil law based on the Chilean civil code with modifications; traditional law in indigenous communities
International law organization participation: has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
Suffrage: 18-65 years of age universal and compulsory; 16-18 over 65 and other eligible voters voluntary
Executive branch
Chief of state: President Rafael CORREA Delgado ; Vice President Jorge GLAS Espinel (since 24 May 2013); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government
Head of government: President Rafael CORREA Delgado ; Vice President Jorge GLAS Espinel (since 24 May 2013)
Cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president
Electionsappointments: president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 4-year term ; election last held on 17 February 2013 (next to be held in 2017)
Election results: President Rafael CORREA Delgado reelected president; percent of vote - Rafael CORREA Delgado 57.2% Guillermo LASSO (CREO) 22.7% Lucio GUTIERREZ (PSP) 6.8% Mauricio RODAS (SUMA) 3.9% other 9.4%
Legislative branch
Description: unicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional
Elections: last held on 17 February 2013
Election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PAIS 100 CREO 11 PSC 6 AVANZA 5 MUPP 5 PSP 5 other 5; note - defections by members of National Assembly are commonplace resulting in frequent changes in the numbers of seats held by the various parties
Judicial branch
Highest court: National Court of Justice or Corte Nacional de Justicia ; Constitutional Court or Corte Constitucional (consists of 9 judges)
Judge selection and term of office: justices of National Court of Justice elected by the Judiciary Council a 9-member independent body of law professionals; judges elected for 9-year non-renewable terms with one-third of the membership renewed every 3 years; Constitutional Court judges appointed by the executive legislative and Citizen Participation branches of government; judges appointed for 9-year non-renewable terms with one-third of the membership renewed every 3 years
Subordinate courts: Fiscal Tribunal; Election Dispute Settlement Courts provincial courts ; cantonal courts
Political parties and leaders:
Social Christian Party or PSC [Pascual DEL CIOPPO]
Socialist Party [Fabian SOLANO]
Society United for More Action or SUMA [Mauricio RODAS]
Warrior's Spirit Movement [Jaime NEBOT]
Socialist Party [Fabian SOLANO]
Society United for More Action or SUMA [Mauricio RODAS]
Warrior's Spirit Movement [Jaime NEBOT]
International organization participation: CAN CD CELAC FAO G-11 G-77 IADB IAEA IBRD ICAO ICC (national committees) ICCt ICRM IDA IFAD IFC IFRCS IHO ILO IMF IMO Interpol IOC IOM IPU ISO ITSO ITU ITUC (NGOs) LAES LAIA Mercosur (associate) MIGA MINUSTAH NAM OAS OPANAL OPCW OPEC Pacific Alliance (observer) PCA SICA (observer) UN UNAMID UNASUR UNCTAD UNESCO UNHCR UNIDO Union Latina UNISFA UNMIL UNMISS UNOCI UNWTO UPU WCO WFTU (NGOs) WHO WIPO WMO WTO
Diplomatic representation
In the us chief of mission: Ambassador Jose Francisco BORJA Cevallos
In the us chancery: 2,535 15th Street NW Washington DC 20,009
In the us telephone: [1] 234-7,200
In the us FAX: [1] 667-3,482
In the us consulate general: Atlanta Chicago Houston Las Vegas Los Angeles Miami Minneapolis New Haven New Orleans New York Newark (NJ) Phoenix San Francisco
In the us consulate: Boston Dallas Denver San Juan (Puerto Rico)
From the us chief of mission: Ambassador Adam E. NAMM
From the us embassy: Avenida Avigiras E12-170 y Avenida Eloy Alfaro Quito
From the us mailing address: Avenida Guayacanes N52-205 y Avenida Avigiras
From the us telephone: [593] 398-5,000
From the us FAX: [593] 398-5,100
From the us consulate general: Guayaquil
Flag description: three horizontal bands of yellow (top double width) blue and red with the coat of arms superimposed at the center of the flag; the flag retains the three main colors of the banner of Gran Columbia the South American republic that broke up in 1830; the yellow color represents sunshine grain and mineral wealth blue the sky sea and rivers and red the blood of patriots spilled in the struggle for freedom and justice
Note: similar to the flag of Colombia which is shorter and does not bear a coat of arms
National anthem
Name: 'Salve Oh Patria!'
Lyrics and music: Juan Leon MERA/Antonio NEUMANE
Note: adopted 1948; Juan Leon MERA wrote the lyrics in 1865; only the chorus and second verse are sung
Ecuador - Economy 2015
top of pageEconomy overview:
Ecuador is substantially dependent on its petroleum resources which have accounted for more than half of the country's export earnings and approximately 25% of public sector revenues in recent years.
In 1999/2000 Ecuador's economy suffered from a banking crisis with GDP contracting by 5.3% and poverty increasing significantly. In March 2000 the Congress approved a series of structural reforms that also provided for the adoption of the US dollar as legal tender. Dollarization stabilized the economy and positive growth returned in the years that followed helped by high oil prices remittances and increased non-traditional exports. From 2002-06 the economy grew an average of 4.3% per year the highest five-year average in 25 years. After moderate growth in 2007 the economy reached a growth rate of 6.4% in 2008 buoyed by high global petroleum prices and increased public sector investment. President Rafael CORREA Delgado who took office in January 2007 defaulted in December 2008 on Ecuador's sovereign debt which with a total face value of approximately US$3.2 billion represented about 30% of Ecuador's public external debt. In May 2009 Ecuador bought back 91% of its 'defaulted' bonds via an international reverse auction.
Economic policies under the CORREA administration - for example an announcement in late 2009 of its intention to terminate 13 bilateral investment treaties including one with the United States - have generated economic uncertainty and discouraged private investment. China has become Ecuador's largest foreign lender since Quito defaulted in 2008 allowing the government to maintain a high rate of social spending; Ecuador contracted with the Chinese government for more than $9.9 billion in forward oil sales project financing and budget support loans as of December 2013.
Foreign investment levels in Ecuador continue to be the lowest in the region as a result of an unstable regulatory environment weak rule of law and the crowding-out effect of public investments. In 2014 oil output increased slightly and production is expected to remain steady in 2015 although prices will likely remain lower than in previous years. Faced with a 2013 trade deficit of $1.1 billion Ecuador erected technical barriers to trade in December 2013 causing tensions with its largest trading partners. Ecuador also decriminalized intellectual property rights violations in February 2014. In March 2015 Ecuador imposed tariff surcharges from 5%-45% on an estimated 32% of imports for 15 months.
In 1999/2000 Ecuador's economy suffered from a banking crisis with GDP contracting by 5.3% and poverty increasing significantly. In March 2000 the Congress approved a series of structural reforms that also provided for the adoption of the US dollar as legal tender. Dollarization stabilized the economy and positive growth returned in the years that followed helped by high oil prices remittances and increased non-traditional exports. From 2002-06 the economy grew an average of 4.3% per year the highest five-year average in 25 years. After moderate growth in 2007 the economy reached a growth rate of 6.4% in 2008 buoyed by high global petroleum prices and increased public sector investment. President Rafael CORREA Delgado who took office in January 2007 defaulted in December 2008 on Ecuador's sovereign debt which with a total face value of approximately US$3.2 billion represented about 30% of Ecuador's public external debt. In May 2009 Ecuador bought back 91% of its 'defaulted' bonds via an international reverse auction.
Economic policies under the CORREA administration - for example an announcement in late 2009 of its intention to terminate 13 bilateral investment treaties including one with the United States - have generated economic uncertainty and discouraged private investment. China has become Ecuador's largest foreign lender since Quito defaulted in 2008 allowing the government to maintain a high rate of social spending; Ecuador contracted with the Chinese government for more than $9.9 billion in forward oil sales project financing and budget support loans as of December 2013.
Foreign investment levels in Ecuador continue to be the lowest in the region as a result of an unstable regulatory environment weak rule of law and the crowding-out effect of public investments. In 2014 oil output increased slightly and production is expected to remain steady in 2015 although prices will likely remain lower than in previous years. Faced with a 2013 trade deficit of $1.1 billion Ecuador erected technical barriers to trade in December 2013 causing tensions with its largest trading partners. Ecuador also decriminalized intellectual property rights violations in February 2014. In March 2015 Ecuador imposed tariff surcharges from 5%-45% on an estimated 32% of imports for 15 months.
Real gdp purchasing power parity:
$180.2 billion (2014 est.)
$173.9 billion (2013 est.)
$166.2 billion (2012 est.)
$173.9 billion (2013 est.)
$166.2 billion (2012 est.)
Note: data are in 2014 US dollars
Rank: 64
Real gdp per capita:
$11,200 (2014 est.)
$10,800 (2013 est.)
$10,400 (2012 est.)
$10,800 (2013 est.)
$10,400 (2012 est.)
Note: data are in 2014 US dollars
Rank: 123
Gross national saving:
27.2% of GDP (2014 est.)
27.7% of GDP (2013 est.)
27.6% of GDP (2012 est.)
27.7% of GDP (2013 est.)
27.6% of GDP (2012 est.)
Rank: 37
Gdp composition by end use
Household consumption: 60.2%
Government consumption: 14.1%
Investment in fixed capital: 27.4%
Investment in inventories: 0.1%
Exports of goods and services: 29.9%
Imports of goods and services: -31.6%: (2014 est.)
Agriculture products: bananas coffee cocoa rice potatoes cassava (manioc tapioca) plantains sugarcane; cattle sheep pigs beef pork dairy products; fish shrimp; balsa wood
Labor force: 7.214 million (2014 est.)
Rank: 65
By occupation agriculture: 27.8%
By occupation industry: 17.8%
By occupation services: 54.4%
Household income or consumption by percentage share
Lowest 10: 1.4%
Highest 10: 35.4%
Note: data for urban households only
Distribution of family income gini index:
48.5 (December 2013)
50.5 (December 2010)
50.5 (December 2010)
Note: data are for urban households
Rank: 23
Budget
Revenues: $39.5 billion
Expenditures: $44.7 billion
Surplus or deficit: -5.2% of GDP (2014 est.)
Surplus or deficit rank: 170
Commercial bank prime lending rate:
8.5% (31 December 2014 est.)
8.17% (31 December 2013 est.)
8.17% (31 December 2013 est.)
Rank: 108
Stock of narrow money:
$10.81 billion (31 December 2014 est.)
$9.274 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
$9.274 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
Rank: 79
Stock of broad money:
$34.53 billion (31 December 2014 est.)
$28.44 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
$28.44 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
Rank: 74
Stock of domestic credit:
$34.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.)
$28.01 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
$28.01 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
Rank: 71
Market value of publicly traded shares:
$5.911 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$5.779 billion (31 December 2011)
$5.263 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
$5.779 billion (31 December 2011)
$5.263 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
Rank: 85
Exports:
$27.33 billion (2014 est.)
$25.69 billion (2013 est.)
$25.69 billion (2013 est.)
Rank: 69
Commodities: petroleum bananas cut flowers shrimp cacao coffee wood fish
Partners: US 44.6% Chile 9.9% Peru 7.5% (2013)
Imports:
$26.4 billion (2014 est.)
$26.33 billion (2013 est.)
$26.33 billion (2013 est.)
Rank: 71
Commodities: industrial materials fuels and lubricants nondurable consumer goods
Partners: US 29.2% China 12.9% Colombia 8.5% Panama 6.8% Peru 4.1% (2013)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$6.811 billion (31 December 2014 est.)
$4.352 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
$4.352 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
Rank: 87
Stock of direct foreign investment at home:
$14.28 billion (31 December 2014 est.)
$13.68 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
$13.68 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
Rank: 85
Stock of direct foreign investment abroad:
$6.33 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$6.33 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$6.33 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
Rank: 63
Ecuador - Energy 2015
top of pageElectricity
Production: 22.85 billion kWh (2012 est.)
Production rank: 72
Consumption: 19.38 billion kWh (2011 est.)
Consumption rank: 71
Exports: 12 million kWh (2012 est.)
Exports rank: 93
Imports: 238 million kWh (2012 est.)
Imports rank: 89
Installed generating capacity: 5.336 million kW (2011 est.)
Installed generating capacity rank: 74
Generation sources fossil fuels: 56% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)
Generation sources fossil fuels rank: 141
Generation sources nuclear: 0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)
Generation sources nuclear rank: 80
Generation sources hydroelectricity: 42% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)
Generation sources hydroelectricity rank: 55
Generation sources other renewable sources: 1.9% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)
Generation sources other renewable sources rank: 78
Petroleum
Petroleum total petroleum production: 527,200 bbl/day (2013 est.)
Petroleum total petroleum production rank: 29
Crude oil exports: 413,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)
Crude oil exports rank: 22
Crude oil imports: 154,000 bbl/day (2012 est.)
Crude oil imports rank: 39
Crude oil proven reserves: 8.24 billion bbl (1 January 2014 est.)
Crude oil proven reserves rank: 19
Refined petroleum
Products production: 207,300 bbl/day (2013 est.)
Products production rank: 54
Products consumption: 255,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)
Products consumption rank: 50
Products exports: 28,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)
Products exports rank: 69
Products imports: 135,500 bbl/day (2012 est.)
Products imports rank: 40
Natural gas
Production: 517 million m³ (2012 est.)
Production rank: 69
Consumption: 517 million m³ (2012 est.)
Consumption rank: 100
Exports: 0 m³ (2012 est.)
Exports rank: 89
Imports: 0 m³ (2012 est.)
Imports rank: 187
Proven reserves: 6.003 billion m³ (1 January 2014 est.)
Proven reserves rank: 88
Carbon dioxide emissions
From consumption of energy: 37.23 million Mt (2012 est.)
From consumption of energy rank: 72
Ecuador - Communication 2015
top of pageTelephones
Fixed lines total subscriptions: 2.44 million
Fixed lines subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 16
Fixed lines rank: 55
Mobile cellular total: 16.6 million
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 106
Mobile cellular rank: 65
Telephone system
General assessment: elementary fixed-line service but increasingly sophisticated mobile-cellular network
Domestic: fixed-line services provided by multiple telecommunications operators; fixed-line teledensity stands at about 15 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular use has surged and subscribership has reached 100 per 100 persons
International: country code - 593; landing points for the PAN-AM and South America-1 submarine cables that provide links to the west coast of South America Panama Colombia Venezuela and extending onward to Aruba and the US Virgin Islands in the Caribbean; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (2011)
Broadcast media: multiple TV networks and many local channels as well as more than 300 radio stations; many TV and radio stations are privately owned; the government owns or controls 5 national TV stations and multiple radio stations; broadcast media required by law to give the government free air time to broadcast programs produced by the state (2007)
Ecuador - Military 2015
top of pageMilitary service age and obligation: 18 years of age for selective conscript military service; conscription has been suspended; 18 years of age for voluntary military service; Air Force 18-22 years of age Ecadorian birth requirement; 1-year service obligation (2012)
Ecuador - Transportation 2015
top of pageAirports: 432 (2013)
Rank: 20
With paved runways total: 104
With paved runways over 3047 m: 4
With paved runways 2438 to 3047 m: 5
With paved runways 15-24 to 2437 m: 18
With paved runways 914 to 1523 m: 26
With paved runways under 914 m: 51
With unpaved runways total: 328
With unpaved runways 914 to 1523 m: 37
With unpaved runways: 291 (2013)
Merchant marine
Total: 44
By type: cargo 1 chemical tanker 4 liquefied gas 1 passenger 9 petroleum tanker 28 refrigerated cargo 1
Registered in other countries: 4 (2010)
Rank: 72
Ports and terminals
Major seaport: Esmeraldas Manta Puerto Bolivar
River port: Guayaquil
Container port: Guayaquil (1,405,762)
Ecuador - Transnational issues 2015
top of pageDisputes international: organized illegal narcotics operations in Colombia penetrate across Ecuador's shared border which thousands of Colombians also cross to escape the violence in their home country
Illicit drugs: significant transit country for cocaine originating in Colombia and Peru with much of the US-bound cocaine passing through Ecuadorian Pacific waters; importer of precursor chemicals used in production of illicit narcotics; attractive location for cash-placement by drug traffickers laundering money because of dollarization and weak anti-money-laundering regime; increased activity on the northern frontier by trafficking groups and Colombian insurgents (2008)
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