Information on Ecuador & the Galápagos Islands

 

  1. Information on Ecuador & the Galápagos Islands
    1. Section 1: Quick Stats & CultureGram
    2. Section 2: Worldmark Encyclopedia Article
    3. Section 3: Cultural Information (read this to avoid any cultural faux paus)

 

Section 1: Quick Stats & CultureGram

 Capital: Quito

   Latitude: 0.13

   Longitude: -78.30

Population: 13,547,510 (rank=66)

Area, sq. mi.: 109,483 (rank=72)

Area, sq. km.: 283,560

Human Dev. Index rank: 83 of 177 countries

Real GDP per capita: $3,963

Adult literacy rate: 92% (male); 90% (female)

Infant mortality rate: 23 per 1,000 births

Life expectancy: 72 (male); 78 (female)

 

Ecuador CultureGram: Ecuador CultureGram.pdf

 

"Ecuador.” CultureGrams 2008: World Edition. Provo: ProQuest, 2007.

 

 

Section 2: Worldmark Encyclopedia Article

 This article contains detailed information on Ecuador in a factual manner

 --very useful if you are planning on traveling there to learn the basics.

 

Ecuador Worldmark Encyclopedia article: Ecuador Worldmark Encyclopedia article.pdf

 

 

"Ecuador." Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations. Eds. Timothy Gall and Jeneen Hobby. Vol. 3: Americas. 12th ed. Detroit: Thomson Gale, 2007. 

 

Section 3: Cultural Information (read this to avoid any cultural faux paus)

 

Ecuador Culture Article:Ecuador Countries and their Cultures.pdf

 

 

Whitten, Norman E., Jr., Dorothea Scott Whitten and Diego Quiroga. "Ecuador." Countries and Their Cultures. Eds. Melvin Ember and Carol R. Ember. Vol. 2. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2001. 


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