Ecuador

Ecuador is the democratic representative republic in the South America. The country is bordered in south and east by Peru, in west by Pacific Sea and in north by Colombia. It is second South American country which do not have border with the Brazil. The Ecuador also includes an island in the Pacific Ocean which is known as the Galapagos Islands.

Previous Records Medals:

The country has won only one gold medal in the summer Olympics till date.

History:

The verification of the human culture in the country exists from the 3500 B.C. the number of civilizations took place in country as Machalilla Culture and the Vaildivia Culture on coast. Each civilization has developed its individual characteristics pottery, religious interest and architecture.

Demographics:

The population of the country is ethnically diverse. The biggest racial group is Mestizos who are termed as the merged descendants of the indigenous Indians and the Spanish Colonists which constitute the 62% of inhabitants. In the recent population the Amerindians accounts approximately 25%. The unmixed descendants of the former Spanish Colonists and the immigrants from the other countries of the Europe account nearly about 10%. The modest minority of the Afro- Ecuadorian, including the zambos and Mulattos based largely in provinces of the Imbabura and Esmeralda’s accounts to 5%.

Government and Policies:

The branch of the executive includes the 25 ministers. The councilors and the provincial governors are elected directly. The congress meets all through the year apart in the July and December. The country has the congressional committees of the 69 seven members. For the indefinite terms the congress appoints the justices of Supreme Court.

Culture:

The mainstream of the country culture is defined by the Mestizos majority as to their ancestry, it is the mixture of the Amerindian and the European influences which are infused with the elements of the African and are inherited from the enslaved ancestors. The indigenous communities of the Ecuador’s are integrated in the mainstream culture for varying degrees, but some of them can also apply their own culture, especially much more indigenous remote community of Amazon basin.

Economy:

The country has the substantial resources of the petroleum and the rich areas of the agriculture. As the Ecuador exports the prime products as the shrimp, bananas, oil and the flowers that fluctuate in the globe market price and can have the extensive domestic impact. The industries in the country are oriented largely to provide the services to the domestic market, and few exports to the market of the Andean Common.

Infrastructure:

The country is served well by the system of the accessible transport and the profits from broad infrastructure of the roads and the unusual effective system of the bus makes the travel to any area possible. The electrical services and the telecommunication services in the country are the state- owned and are operated.

Education:

The education in the country is compulsory and free from the age group of the 6 to 14. At primary level according to the estimates there were 1,888,172 students who enrolled in 17,367 schools and there were 74,601 teachers in the year 1997. In the year 1999 the students and teacher ratio was 23:1.

Neighboring Countries:

The neighboring countries to Ecuador are:

Peru
Colombia
South America
Brazil

Geographical Settings:

The country has the 3 significant regions and additional to it the insular region in Pacific Ocean.

The coast or the La Costa comprises of the land low- lying in western part of Ecuador which also includes pacific coastline.
La Sierra is the belt of high altitude that is running to the north to the south with along the middle of country, the mountainous terrain of the country are dominated by mountainous range of the Andes.
The El Oriente comprises of the areas of the Amazon rainforest in eastern part of the Ecuador which also accounts the half of the total surface region of the country, which is populated by the 5 % of the inhabitants.
The Insular region comprises of the Galapagos Islands in west of the Pacific Ocean.

Independence:

The country gained its independence from Spain on 24th May 1822 and also gained its freedom for Gran Colombia on 13th May 1830.

Currency:

The currency of the Ecuador is U.S. dollar. On January 2000 the U.S. Dollar was accepted as the national currency by replacing the Sucre which was the initial currency of Ecuador.