FACTS & FIGURES

POPULATION 13,183,978 (July 2001 est.)

AREA 109,500 square miles. Slightly smaller than Nevada

CURRENCY The US dollar has been the country’s currency since April 2000

CAPITAL The Ecuadorian capital is Quito

GDP $37.2 billion (2000 est.)

GDP GROWTH 0.8% (2000 est.)

RESOURCES Natural resources include: petroleum, fish, timber, hydropower

INDUSTRIES Petroleum, food processing, textiles, metalwork, fishing, mining