Ecuador

Ecuador

Capital: Quito
Population: 12,646,000
Languages: Spanish, Indian
Religions: Roman Catholic
Government: Republic
Currency: sucre
Exports: oil, coffee, shrimp, textiles, cocoa
Area: 272,045 sq. km.
Features: Mount Chimborazo at 20,561ft in the Andes Mountains is the highest point in Ecuador. The Putumayo River lying on the Colombian border helps drain the Andes into the Amazon & the Atlantic Ocean, together with the Curaray River further south. [NS] [VH] {UA} {EB}