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Republic of Ecuador
Republica del Ecuador
former: Republic of the Equator
former: Gran Colombia
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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1,115,272 (1999) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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384,000 (1999) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: generally elementary but being expanded
domestic: facilities generally inadequate and unreliable international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 392, FM 35, shortwave 29 (2001) |
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Radios:
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5 million (2001) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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7 (plus 14 repeaters) (2001) |
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Televisions:
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2.5 million (2001) |
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Internet country code:
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.ec |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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31 (2001) |
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Internet users:
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328,000 (2002) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 965 km
narrow gauge: 965 km 1.067-m gauge (2000 est.) |
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Highways:
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total: 43,197 km
paved: 8,165 km unpaved: 35,032 km (2001) |
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Waterways:
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1,500 km |
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Pipelines:
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crude oil 800 km; petroleum products 1,358 km |
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Ports and harbors:
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Esmeraldas, Guayaquil, La Libertad, Manta, Puerto Bolivar, San Lorenzo |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 33 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 239,876 GRT/393,680 DWT
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Chile 1, Greece 1 (2002 est.) ships by type: cargo 2, chemical tanker 3, liquefied gas 1, passenger 3, petroleum tanker 23, specialized tanker 1 |
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Airports:
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205 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 61
over 3,047 m: 3 2,438 to 3,047 m: 4 914 to 1,523 m: 18 under 914 m: 18 (2002) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 18 |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 144
914 to 1,523 m: 31 under 914 m: 113 (2002) |
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Heliports:
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1 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Army, Navy (including Marines), Air Force, National Police |
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Military manpower - military age:
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20 years of age (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 3,468,678 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 2,337,944 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
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males: 132,978 (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$720 million (FY98) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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3.4% (FY98) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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none |
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Illicit drugs:
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significant transit country for cocaine originating in Colombia and Peru; importer of precursor chemicals used in production of illicit narcotics; dollarization may raise the volume of money-laundering activity, especially along the border with Colombia; increased activity on the northern frontier by trafficking groups and Colombian insurgents |