Bordering countries:
Colombia, Peru, Brazil
Location: Western South America, bordering the
Pacific Ocean at the Equator, between Colombia and Peru
Area
total: 283,560 sq km
land: 276,840 sq km
water: 6,720 sq km
Climate: tropical along coast, cooler inland
at higher elevations (Quito + Cuenca); tropical in Amazonian jungle
lowlands
Terrain: coastal plain (coast), inter-Andean
central highlands (sierra), and flat to rolling eastern jungle (oriental)
GDP
$107.1 billion (2008 est.)
$101.1 billion (2007)
$98.73 billion (2006)
note: data are in 2008 US dollars
GDP growth rate:
5.9% (2008 est.)
2.4% (2007 est.)
GDP per capita:
$7,500 (2008 est.)
$7,200 (2007 est.)
$7,100 (2006 est.)
note: data are in 2008 US dollars
Inflation rate: 8.6% (2008 est.)
Currency: US dollar (USD), the
sucre was eliminated in 2000
Population: 14,573,101 (July 2009
est.)
Growth rate: 1.497% (2009 est.)
Religions: Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%
Languages: Spanish (official), Amerindian
languages (especially Quechua)
