Official Title: Republic of Ecuador General Information
Capital: Quito
Population: 13,215,000
Total Area: 283,561 km2
Currency: 1 CAN$ = 0.9 US $ (official since 2000)
National Holiday: August 10 (1822 Independance Day)
Language(s): Spanish Political Information
Type of State:
Republic (22 provinces) Type of Government:
Unicameral legislative with 100 seats; members elected provincially for 4-year terms; President elected every 4 years. Head of State:
President Rafael Correa Delgado Head of Government:
President Rafael Correa Delgado Ministers:
Foreign Relations: Maria Fernanda Espinosa Foreign Trade: Maria Fernanda Espinosa Defence: Guadalupe Larriva Main Political Parties:
Congressional seats: 100 PSC - Partido Social Cristiano : 13 ID - Partido Izquierda Democrática: 7 PRE - Partido Roldosista Ecuatoriano: 6 PRIAN - Partido Renovador Institucional de Acción Nacional: 28 PSP - Partido Sociedad Patriótica: 23 MUPP - Movimiento Unidad Plurinacional Pachakutik: 6 Red Etica: 6 MPD - Movimiento Popular Democrático : 3 UDC - Unión Democráta Cristiana : 4 Others: 12 Elections:
2006 Economic Information
Please note that economic statistics reflect Canadian dollars and yearly averages for 2005. If blank, statistic unavailable. | | Ecuador | Canada |
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| GDP: | 44.21 billions | 1371.4 billions | | GDP per capita: | 3346 | 42460 | | GDP growth rate: | 4.7% | 2.9% | | Inflation: | 2.1% | 2.2% | | Unemployment: | % | 6.7% |
Trade and Investment
Canadian exports from country: $159,703,813
Canadian imports from country: $114,403,846
FDI in Canada: million
CDI in Ecuador: million Representation
Foreign Representation in Canada:
Ambassador Fernando Ribadeneira Fernandez Salvador Foreign Consulates in Canada:
Montréal (QC), Richmond (BC), Toronto (ON)
Canadian Representation Abroad:
Ambassador Christian Lapointe Canadian Consulates Abroad:
Guayaquil (honorary) January 2007
Sources include: Statistics Canada, IMF, EIU, Election World
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