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СКАЧАТЬ or PSP [Lucio GUTIERREZ Borbua]; Popular Democratic Movement or MPD

       [Luis VILLACIS]; Roldosist Party or PRE [Abdala BUCARAM Pulley,

       director]; Social Christian Party or PSC [Pascual DEL CIOPPO];

       Socialist Party - Broad Front or PS-FA [Silvia SALGADO]

      Political pressure groups and leaders:

      Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador or CONAIE

       [Marlon SANTI, president]; Coordinator of Social Movements or CMS

       [F. Napoleon SALTOS]; Federation of Indigenous Evangelists of

       Ecuador or FEINE [Manuel CHUGCHILAN, president]; National Federation

       of Indigenous Afro-Ecuatorianos and Peasants or FENOCIN [Luis

       Alberto ANDRANGO Cadena, president]

      International organization participation:

      CAN, FAO, G-11, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA,

       IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO,

       ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAES, LAIA, Mercosur (associate), MIGA, MINUSTAH,

       NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, RG, UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO,

       UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO,

       WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

      Diplomatic representation in the US:

      chief of mission: Ambassador Luis Benigno GALLEGOS Chiriboga

      chancery: 2535 15th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009

      telephone: [1] (202) 234–7200

      FAX: [1] (202) 667–3482

      consulate(s) general: Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York, Newark (New Jersey), San Francisco

      Diplomatic representation from the US:

      chief of mission: Ambassador Heather HODGES

      embassy: Avenida Avigiras E12–170 y Avenida Eloy Alfaro, Quito

      mailing address: Avenida Guayacanes N52–205 y Avenida Avigiras

      telephone: [593] (2) 398–5000

      FAX: [593] (2) 398–5100

      consulate(s) general: Guayaquil

      Flag description:

      three horizontal bands of yellow (top, double width), blue, and red with the coat of arms superimposed at the center of the flag; the flag retains the three main colors of the banner of Gran Columbia, the South American republic that broke up in 1830; the yellow color represents sunshine, grain, and mineral wealth, blue the sky, sea, and rivers, and red the blood of patriots spilled in the struggle for freedom and justice

      note: similar to the flag of Colombia, which is shorter and does not bear a coat of arms

      National anthem:

      name: "Salve, Oh Patria!" (We Salute You Our Homeland)

      lyrics/music: Juan Leon MERA/Antonio NEUMANE

      note: adopted 1948; Juan Leon MERA wrote the lyrics in 1865; only the chorus and second verse are sung

      Economy ::Ecuador

      Economy - overview:

      Ecuador is substantially dependent on its petroleum resources, which have accounted for more than half of the country's export earnings and one-fourth of public sector revenues in recent years. In 1999/2000, Ecuador suffered a severe economic crisis, with GDP contracting by more than 6%. Poverty increased significantly, the banking system collapsed, and Ecuador defaulted on its external debt later that year. In March 2000, the Congress approved a series of structural reforms that also provided for the adoption of the US dollar as legal tender. Dollarization stabilized the economy, and positive growth returned in the years that followed, helped by high oil prices, remittances, and increased non-traditional exports. From 2002–06 the economy grew 5.5%, the highest five-year average in 25 years. After moderate growth in 2007, the economy reached a growth rate of 7.2% in 2008, in large part due to high global petroleum prices. President Rafael CORREA, who took office in January 2007, defaulted on Ecuador's sovereign debt in December 2008, refusing to make payment on $3.2 billion in international bonds, representing over 80% of Ecuador's private external debt. Economic policies under the CORREA administration - including an announcement in late 2009 terminating 13 bilateral investment treaties - have generated economic uncertainty and discouraged private investment. The Ecuadorian economy slowed to 0.4% growth in 2009 due to the global financial crisis, and the sharp decline in world oil prices and remittance flows, but picked up to a 2.4% growth rate in 2010.

      GDP (purchasing power parity):

      $114.7 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 65 $112 billion (2009 est.)

      $111.6 billion (2008 est.)

      note: data are in 2010 US dollars

      GDP (official exchange rate):

      $61.49 billion (2010 est.)

      GDP - real growth rate:

      2.4% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 142 0.4% (2009 est.)

      7.2% (2008 est.)

      GDP - per capita (PPP):

      $7,800 (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 125 $7,700 (2009 est.)

      $7,800 (2008 est.)

      note: data are in 2010 US dollars

      GDP - composition by sector:

      agriculture: 6.8%

      industry: 32.9%

      services: 60.3% (2010 est.)

      Labor force:

      4.59 million (urban) (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 79

      Labor force - by occupation:

      agriculture: 8.3%

      industry: 21.2%

      services: 70.4% (2005)

      Unemployment rate:

      7.6% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 82 8.5% (2009 est.)

      Population below poverty line:

      35.1% (2008)

      Household income or consumption by percentage СКАЧАТЬ