Information on Ecuador & the Galápagos Islands
Section 1: Quick Stats & CultureGram
Capital: Quito
Latitude: 0.13
Longitude: -78.30
Population: 13,547,510 (rank=66)
Area, sq. mi.: 109,483 (rank=72)
Area, sq. km.: 283,560
Human Dev. Index rank: 83 of 177 countries
Real GDP per capita: $3,963
Adult literacy rate: 92% (male); 90% (female)
Infant mortality rate: 23 per 1,000 births
Life expectancy: 72 (male); 78 (female)
Ecuador CultureGram: 
Ecuador CultureGram.pdf
"Ecuador.” CultureGrams 2008: World Edition. Provo: ProQuest, 2007.
Section 2: Worldmark Encyclopedia Article
This article contains detailed information on Ecuador in a factual manner
--very useful if you are planning on traveling there to learn the basics.
Ecuador Worldmark Encyclopedia article: Ecuador Worldmark Encyclopedia article.pdf
"Ecuador." Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations. Eds. Timothy Gall and Jeneen Hobby. Vol. 3: Americas. 12th ed. Detroit: Thomson Gale, 2007.
Section 3: Cultural Information (read this to avoid any cultural faux paus)
Ecuador Culture Article:Ecuador Countries and their Cultures.pdf
Whitten, Norman E., Jr., Dorothea Scott Whitten and Diego Quiroga. "Ecuador." Countries and Their Cultures. Eds. Melvin Ember and Carol R. Ember. Vol. 2. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2001.
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