al submarine cable; 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth
station

:Dominican Republic Defense Forces

Branches:
Army, Navy, Air Force, National Police
Manpower availability:
males 15-49, 2,013,294; 1,271,772 fit for military service; 80,117 reach
military age (18) annually
Defense expenditures:
exchange rate conversion - $70 million, 1% of GDP (1990)

:Ecuador Geography

Total area:
283,560 km2
Land area:
276,840 km2; includes Galapagos Islands
Comparative area:
slightly smaller than Nevada
Land boundaries:
2,010 km; Colombia 590 km, Peru 1,420 km
Coastline:
2,237 km
Maritime claims:
Continental shelf:
claims continental shelf between mainland and Galapagos Islands
Territorial sea:
200 nm
Disputes:
three sections of the boundary with Peru are in dispute
Climate:
tropical along coast becoming cooler inland
Terrain:
coastal plain (Costa), inter-Andean central highlands (Sierra), and flat to
rolling eastern jungle (Oriente)
Natural resources:
petroleum, fish, timber
Land use:
arable land 6%; permanent crops 3%; meadows and pastures 17%; forest and
woodland 51%; other 23%; includes irrigated 2%
Environment:
subject to frequent earthquakes, landslides, volcanic activity;
deforestation; desertification; soil erosion; periodic droughts
Note:
Cotopaxi in Andes is highest active volcano in world

:Ecuador People

Population:
10,933,143 (July 1992), growth rate 2.2% (1992)
Birth rate:
28 births/1,000 population (1992)
Death rate:
6 deaths/1,000 population (1992)
Net migration rate:
0 migrants/1,000 population (1992)
Infant mortality rate:
42 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)
Life expectancy at birth:
67 years male, 72 years female (1992)
Total fertility rate:
3.5 children born/woman (1992)
Nationality:
noun - Ecuadorian(s); adjective - Ecuadorian
Ethnic divisions:
mestizo (mixed Indian and Spanish) 55%, Indian 25%, Spanish 10%, black 10%
Religions:
Roman Catholic 95%
Languages:
Spanish (official); Indian languages, especially Quechua
Literacy:
86% (male 88%, female 84%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
Labor force:
2,800,000; agriculture 35%, manufacturing 21%, commerce 16%, services and
other activities 28% (1982)
Organized labor:
less than 15% of labor force

:Ecuador Government

Long-form name:
Republic of Ecuador
Type: