l'Equateur

Exact population: 13,547,510 (July 2006 est.)
Literacy: Total population: 92.5%; male: 94%; female: 91%
Ethnicities: Mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 65%, Amerindian 25%, Spanish and others 7%, black 3%
Land boundaries: Total: 2,010 km; border countries: Colombia 590 km, Peru 1,420 km
Terrain: Coastal plain (costa), inter-Andean central highlands (sierra), and flat to rolling eastern jungle (oriente)
Extremes: Lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m; highest point: Chimborazo 6,267 m
Imports: US 16.5%, Colombia 14.1%, China 9.2%, Venezuela 7.1%, Brazil 6.5%, Chile 4.6%, Japan 4.5%, Mexico 4.3% (2004)
Exports: US 42.9%, Panama 14.3%, Peru 7.9%, Italy 4.6% (2004)
Industries: Petroleum, food processing, textiles, wood products, chemicals

Source: CIA World Factbook