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General Information

Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bounded by Colombia on the north, by Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean on the west. The country also includes the Galápagos Islands (Archipiélago de Colón) in the Pacific, about 965 kilometers (600 miles) west of the mainland in the Pacific Ocean.

Ecuador is the Spanish word for equator. Ecuador straddles the equator and has an area of 256,370 square kilometers (98,985 mi²). Its capital city is Quito.

Ecuador Regions: Geographically speaking, Ecuador consists of four distinct geographical regions: the Pacific coastal (Costa) lowlands in the west, the Highlands (Andes - Sierra) in the center; and the eastern lowlands (Oriente). The last is Galapagos Islands.

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To know more about Ecuador:

http://worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/samerica/ec.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuador

https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ec.html

History:

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 by 1819 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 25 years of civilian governance in 2004, the period has been marred by political instability. Seven presidents have governed Ecuador since 1996.

* If you want to know more: http://www.ecuador.us/history.htm

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Infrastructure

Railways :599.6 miles (a single raid line).

Roadways : 27,159.5 miles

Paved: 3,259 miles

Ports: (4) Esmeraldas, Guayaquil, La Libertad, Manta, Puerto Bolivar, San Lorenzo

Waterways: 932 miles

Embassies and Consulates:

Foreign Embassies and consulates In Ecuador:

http://www.mmrree.gov.ec/mre/documentos/representaciones/indice_embajada_extranjeras.htm (in Spanish)

Embassy of the United States in Ecuador:

http://www.usembassy.org.ec/

Universities

(in Spanish)

Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral

URL: http://www.espol.edu.ec

Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Sede Ambato, Ambato

URL: http://www.pucesa.edu.ec/

Pontificia Universidad del Ecuador

URL: http://www.puce.edu.ec

Red Académica Integral - Universidad de Cuenca

URL: http://www.ucuenca.edu.ec

San Francisco de Quito University

URL: http://www.usfq.edu.ec/

SEK - Universidad Internacional SEK, Quito

URL: http://www.sek.edu/

Universidad Agraria del Ecuador, Guayaquil

URL: http://www.uagraria.edu.ec

Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Quito

URL: http://www.uasb.edu.ec/

Universidad Católica de Loja - Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja

URL: http://www.htpl.edu.ec

Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, Santiago de Guayaquil

URL: http://www.ucsg.edu.ec/

Universidad Central de Ecuador

URL: http://www.ucentral.edu.ec/

Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo

URL: http://www.uees.edu.ec/

Universidad del Azuay, Cuenca

URL: http://uazuay.edu.ec/

Universidad del Pacífico

URL: http://www.upacifico.edu.ec/

Universidad Internacional del Ecuador

URL: http://www.internacional.edu.ec/

Universidad Nacional de Loja, Loja

URL: http://www.unl.edu.ec/

Universidad Tecnológica América

URL: http://www.unita.edu.ec/

Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial

URL: http://ute.edu.ec/

Universidad Regional Autónoma de los Andes

URL: http://www.uniandesonline.edu.ec/

Universidad Tecnica de Cotopaxi

URL: http://www.utc.edu.ec/

Government Agencies

(most of the information is in Spanish)

DINAGE: National Directorate of Geology – Ministry of Energy and Mining.

www.mineriaecuador.com/DINAGE/HOME.HTM

CLIRSEN: Center of integrated Surveys for Natural Resources Using Remote Sensing

www.clirsen.com

INAMHI: Nacional Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology www.inamhi.gov.ec

INOCAR: National Army Oceanographic Institute

Oceanográfico de la Armada Nacional

www.inocar.mil.ed

Ecuadorian Comission of Atomic Energy – Isotope Hydrology www.ecunuclear.gov.ec/ecu/isotopica.html

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Geographic Information

IGM: Military Geographic Institute www.igm.gov.ec

Other sources for geographic information:

http://209.15.138.224/ecuador_maps/m_ecuador_rel91.htm

Ecuador Geosemantic Node

www.ecu.geosemantica.net

Media Outlets

Name	City	Web Address
LA HORA	Quito	www.lahora.com.ec
EL COMERCIO	Quito	www.elcomercio.com
HOY	Quito	www.hoy.com.ec
ULTIMAS NOTICIAS	Quito	www.ultimasnoticias.com
METRO DIA	Quito	www.metrohoy.com.ec
EL UNIVERSO	Guayaquil	www.eluniverso.com
EXPRESO	Guayaquil	www.expreso.ec
EXTRA	Guayaquil	www.diario-extra.com
EL TELEGRAFO	Guayaquil	www.telegrafo.com.ec
MERIDIANO	Guayaquil	www.meridiano.net
EL METRO	Guayaquil	www.elmetrodeguayaquil.com
LA SEGUNDA DEL MERIDIANO	Guayaquil	-------
EL FINANCIERO	Guayaquil	www.elfinanciero.com

Government

The Republic of Ecuador is a representative democracy. The Government is divided into three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. There is also an autonomous electoral agency called the "Tribunal Supremo Electoral". The country is separated into 21 provinces each of which is further divided into administrative cantones and parroquias.

In 1998, a constitutional assembly was convened by popular mandate to revise Ecuador's Constitution. The new constitution strengthens the executive branch by eliminating mid-term congressional elections and by restricting Congress' power to challenge and remove cabinet ministers. Also, soon after the new Constitution took effect Congress passed a code of ethics that seeks to strengthen Ecuador's political parties, which historically have been small and weak. The code of ethics imposes penalties on party members who vote contrary to their party on key votes.

http://www.ecuadorexplorer.com/html/government_and_economy.html

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