The Equadorian
- A small country located near the equator from which its name is derived. Ecuador is a mostly agricultural dependant country.Equador has entered the World Cup and already lost their first game to Italy 2 to 0 . They're not down and out yet though. They still have a chance to move on if they beat Croatia. The odds seem to be against then but anything is possible.
- Important rulers and accomplishments:
- Juan Jose Flores
- Brought Ecuador out of anarchy
- Vicente Rocafuerte
- Improved eduction
- Gabriel Carcia Moreno
- Eloy Alfaro
- Led revolution of 1895
- Galo Plaza (1948-1963)
- Jose Maria Valesco
- Caneled 1976 constitution, assumed dictatorial power, overthrown by military
- Guillermo Rodriguez Lara
- Also over thrown by military
- Leon Febres Cordero
- Charged with widespread corruption
- Sixto Duran Ballen
- Born and educated in U.S.
- Fabian Alarcon
- Took Abdala Bucaram
- Jamil Mahuad
- Rewrote Ecuador's constitution
- Gustavo Noboa
- Took Jamil Mahuad's place in office
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Location:
- Western South America
- Size:
- Total: 283,560 sq km
- Land: 276,840 sq km
- Bordering Countries: Colombia , Peru
- Climate:
- Tropical along coast and Amazon Jungle
- Terrain:
- Coastal plain, central highlands (Sierra), and flat to rolling (oriente)
- Highest Elevation
- Chimborazo 6,267 m
- Land use:
- Farmland: 5%
- Permanent pastures: 18%
- Irrigated land: 5,560 sq km (1993 est.)
- Natural hazards:
- Earthquakes, landslides, volcanic eruptions, droughts
- Environment Issues:
- Deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; water pollution; pollution from oil production
- Exports:
- Oil, bananas, and shrimp,
- Ecuador joined the World Trade Organization in 1996, but withdrew in 1992 when it was not allowed to increase oil prices to its satisfaction.
- The aftermath of El Nino greatly effected the oil market of 1997-98 and threw Ecuador's economy into a free-fall in 1999.
- In 1999 the economy shrank by 7% forcing Equador to convert to the U.S. dollar in 2000.
- The move stabilized the currency, but the new president, Gustavo NOBOA still has not completed negotiations for an IMF accord.
- GDP - Real growth rate:
- 0.8%
- GDP - Per capita:
- Purchasing power parity - $2,900
- GDP - Composition by sector:
- Agriculture: 14%
- Industry: 36%
- Services: 50%
- Population below poverty line:
- 50%
- Household income percentage share
- Lowest 10%: 2.2%
- Highest 10%: 33.8%
- Inflation rate
- 96%
- Labor force:
- 4.2 million
- Labor force - by occupation:
- Agriculture 30%, industry 25%, services 45% (1999 est.)
- Unemployment rate:
- 13%
- Budget:
- Revenues: $5.1 billion
- Expenditures: $5.1 billion
- Industries:
- Petroleum, food processing, textiles, metal work, paper products, wood products, chemicals, plastics, fishing, lumber
- Industrial production growth rate:
- 2.4%
- Electricity -production:
- 10.065 billion kWh
- Electricity - production by source:
- Fossil fuel: 29.51%
- Hydro: 70.49%
- Nuclear: 0%
- Other: 0%
- Electricity - consumption:
- 9.386 billion kWh
- Electricity - imports:
- 25 million kWh
- Crops:
- Home use:
- Potatoes, corn, barley, wheat, beans, rye, lentils
- Exportation
- Bananas, coffee, cocoa, rice, cotton, sugarcane, balsa wood
- Exports:
- $5.6 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)
- Exports - partners:
- US, Colombia, Italy, Chile, Peru
- Imports:
- $3.4 billion
- Import commodities:
- Machinery and equipment, raw materials, fuels, consumer goods
- Imports - partners:
- US, Colombia , Venezuela , Japan , Venezuela , Mexico
- Debt :
- $15 billion
- Currency:
- US dollar
- Population:
- 13,183,978
- Age:
- 0-14 years: 35.8%
- 15-64 years: 59.81%
- 65 years and over: 4.39%
- Population growth rate:
- 2%
- Infant mortality rate:
- 34.08 deaths/1,000 live births
- Life expectancy at birth:
- 71.33 year
- Ethnic groups
- Mestizo 65%, Amerindian25%, Spanish and others 7%,Black 3%
- Primary Religion:
- Roman Catholic
- Languages:
- Spanish (official), Amerindian languages
- Literacy rate over age15:
- Total: 90.1%
- Male: 92%
- Female: 88.2% (1995 est.)
- Players
- 1 CEVALLOS, Jose (GK)
- 2 POROSO, Augusto
- 3 HURTADO, Ivan
- 4 DE LA CRUZ, Ulises
- 5 OBREGON, Alfonso
- 6 GUERRON, Raul
- 7 ASENCIO, Nicolas
- 8 GOMEZ, Luis
- 9 KAVIEDES, Ivan
- 10 AGUINAGA, Alex
- 11 DELGADO, Agustin
- 12 IBARRA, Oswaldo (GK)
- 13 FERNANDEZ, Angel
- 14 BURBANO, Juan Carlos
- 15 AYOVI, Marlon
- 16 CHALA, Clever
- 17 ESPINOZA, Giovanny
- 18 TENORIO, Carlos
- 19 MENDEZ, Edison
- 20 TENORIO, Edwin
- 21 SANCHEZ, Wellington
- 22 VITERI, Daniel (GK)
- 23 AYOVI, Walter
- First Opponent
- Italy
- Current FIFA ranking
- 35
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1
CEVALLOS Jose
Birth Date: 17 April 1971
Height: 182 cm
Weight: 80 kg
Position: Goalie
Current Club: Barcelona (ECU) (ECU)
Int'l Goals: 0 (as of 27 May 2002)
Int'l Caps: 63 (as of 27 May 2002)
First Int'l Cap: Peru (21 September 1994)
- CIA World Factbook (Equador) : flag, geography, economy, and people section
- Land and People: Parts of economy and people, and history.
