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Ecuador: Development and Industry
Population: 16,027,000
GNI PPP Per Capita: $10,310
Women as Non-farm Wage Earners: 39%
CO2 Emissions Per Capita(metric tons): 0.593
Women in Parliament: 32%
Death Due to Non-Communicable Diseases: 65%
Births Attended by Skill Health Personnel: 80%
Democracy
- CPIA Gender Equality Rating: NA
Economy
- Big Mac Index: NA
Economy
- Cash Surplus/Deficit: NA
Economy
- Human Development Index: 0.759
Economy
- Technology Index: 3.01
Education
- Average Years of School for Adults: 6.4
Education
- Education Spending: 1%
Education
- Pupil-Teacher Ratio: 18.19
Education
- Teacher to Labor Force Ratio: NA
Health
- Expenditures Per Capita: $127.3
Health
- Hospital Beds Per 1000: 1.5
Health
- Physicians Per 1000: 1.48
Media
- Televisions: 2.5 million
Media
- Per Capita Televisions: 0.155
GDP as Industry: 35.1%
Total Labor Force: 6.953 million
Labor Force in Industry: 17.8%
Unemployment Rate: 4.2%
Public Debt of GDP: 23.2%
Inflation Rate: 2.6%
Industries: petroleum, food processing, textiles, wood products, chemicals
Value of Exports: $25.48 billion
Export Commodities: petroleum, bananas, cut flowers, shrimp, cacao, coffee, wood, fish
Export Partners: US 37.3%, Chile 8.1%, Peru 6.5%, Japan 4.5%, Russia, 4.5%, Colombia 4%
Value of Imports: $26.22 billion
Import Commodities: industrial materials, fuels and lubricants, nondurable consumer goods
Import Partners: US 28.4%, China 11.3%, Colombia 8.8%, Peru 4.5%
Currency Exchange Rate to $1.00: the US dollar became Ecuador's currency in 2001
Electricity Production: 22.85 billion kWh
Electricity Consumption: 19.38 billion kWh
Electricity from Fossil Fuels: 55.3%
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels: 0%
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants: 42.8%
Electricity from Renewable Sources: 2%
Refined Oil Production: 207,300 bbl/day
Refined Oil Consumption: 280,000 bbl/day
Natural Gas Production: 240 million cu m
Natural Gas Consumption: 330 million cu m
Amount of Land/Main Line Telephones: 2.31 million
Amount of Cellular/Mobile Phones: 16.457 million
Amount of Internet Hosts: 170,538
Amount of Internet Users: 3.352 million
Amount of Airports: 432
Amount of Airports with Paved Runways: 104
Amount of km of Roadways: 43,670 km
Amount of km of Roadways Paved: 6,472 km
Amount of km of Waterways: 1,500 km
Location of Main Ports and Terminals: Esmeraldas, Manta, Puerto Bolivar