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Republic of Ecuador

Republica del Ecuador

former: Republic of the Equator

former: Gran Colombia
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COMMUNICATIONS

Telephones - main lines in use:
 1,115,272 (1999)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
 384,000 (1999)
Telephone system:
 general assessment: generally elementary but being expanded
domestic: facilities generally inadequate and unreliable
international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations:
 AM 392, FM 35, shortwave 29 (2001)
Radios:
 5 million (2001)
Television broadcast stations:
 7 (plus 14 repeaters) (2001)
Televisions:
 2.5 million (2001)
Internet country code:
 .ec
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
 31 (2001)
Internet users:
 328,000 (2002)
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TRANSPORTATION

Railways:
 total: 965 km
narrow gauge: 965 km 1.067-m gauge (2000 est.)
Highways:
 total: 43,197 km
paved: 8,165 km
unpaved: 35,032 km (2001)
Waterways:
 1,500 km
Pipelines:
 crude oil 800 km; petroleum products 1,358 km
Ports and harbors:
 Esmeraldas, Guayaquil, La Libertad, Manta, Puerto Bolivar, San Lorenzo
Merchant marine:
 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
Airports:
 205 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways:
 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
Airports - with unpaved runways:
 total: 144
914 to 1,523 m: 31
under 914 m: 113 (2002)
Heliports:
 1 (2002)
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MILITARY

Military branches:
 Army, Navy (including Marines), Air Force, National Police
Military manpower - military age:
 20 years of age (2002 est.)
Military manpower - availability:
 males age 15-49: 3,468,678 (2002 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:
 males age 15-49: 2,337,944 (2002 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
 males: 132,978 (2002 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
 $720 million (FY98)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
 3.4% (FY98)
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TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES

Disputes - international:
 none
Illicit drugs:
 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
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