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 * __Ecuador__

[|Flag of Ecuador]**



CHORUS
 * [|Ecuador National Anthem]**

¡Salve oh Patria, mil veces!

¡Oh Patria! ¡gloria a ti! ¡gloria a ti!

Y a tu pecho, tu pecho rebosa

Gozo y paz, ya tu pecho rebosa;

y tu frente, tu frente radiosa

mas que el sol contemplamos lucir. Y tu cir.

Los primeros los hijos del suelo

que el soberbio; el Pichincha decora

te aclamaron por siempre señora

y vertieron su sangre por ti.

Dios miró y aceptó el holacausto,

y esa sangre fue germen fecundo

de otros héroes; que atónito el mundo

vió en tu torno a millares surgir.

Dios migir, a millares surgir.

(repeat)

CHORUS

English:

CHORUS

O homeland, we greet you a thousand times!

Glory be to you, O homeland, glory be to you!

Your breast overflows with joy and peace,

And we see your radiant face shining

(repeat previous three lines)

More brightly than the sun.

(repeat)

The worthy sons of the soil

Which Pichincha on high is adorning,

Always acclaimed you as sovereign lady

And shed their blood for you.

God observed and accepted the sacrifice,

And that blood was the prolific seed

Of other heroes whom the world in astonishment saw

(repeat previous three lines)

Arising in thousands around you.

(repeat)

[|**Political map of Ecuador**] Ecuador is south of Columbia and west of Peru.
 * __Location__**
 * Relative Location:**

Capitol: Quito Absolute Location: 19 degrees south, 78.50 degrees west Other Major Cities: Cuenca, Eloy Alfaro, Guayaquil, Machala, Manta
 * [|Major Cities:]**


 * __Place__**


 * [|Physical Map of Ecuador]**


 * [|Physical Features]**

[|Napo River] [|Andes River] [|Cotopaxi Volcano][|Galapagos Volcanic Islands]
 * [|Climate Map]**

By reading the climate map above, the climate of Ecuador is tropical.
 * Climate**


 * [|Weather Forecast]**

5-Day Forecast for Quito
Cultural Pictures
 * Friday || Saturday || Sunday || Monday || Tuesday ||
 * [[image:http://icons-aa.wunderground.com/graphics/conds/chancerain.GIF width="44" height="44"]]60° F | 50° F 16° C | 10° C || [[image:http://icons-aa.wunderground.com/graphics/conds/rain.GIF width="44" height="44"]]60° F | 50° F 16° C | 10° C || [[image:http://icons-aa.wunderground.com/graphics/conds/cloudy.GIF width="44" height="44"]]57° F | 50° F 14° C | 10° C || [[image:http://icons-aa.wunderground.com/graphics/conds/chancerain.GIF width="44" height="44"]]59° F | 48° F 15° C | 9° C || [[image:http://icons-aa.wunderground.com/graphics/conds/chancerain.GIF width="44" height="44"]]60° F | 51° F 16° C | 11° C ||
 * Chance of Rain 30% chance of precipitation || Rain 60% chance of precipitation || Overcast || Chance of Rain 40% chance of precipitation || Chance of Rain 40% chance of precipitation ||




 * [|Monument of Ecuador]**


 * [|Governement Leaders]**

President: Rafael Correa Delgado Vice President: Lenin Morreno Cabinent: appointed by president National Congress: 100 seats and elected through a party-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms Supreme Court Currency: USD


 * __[|Facts/Statistics]__**
 * Population:** 13,547,510 (2006 est.)
 * Major Languages:** Spanish is the official language and they also speak Amerindian languages.
 * Major Religions:** Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%
 * Life Expectancy (Males):** 73.55 years (2006 est.)
 * Life Expectancy (Females):** 79.43 years (2006 est.)
 * Literacy Rate:** Male: 94% Female: 91% (2003 est.)
 * Major Ethnic Groups:** Mestizo 65%, Amerindian 25%, Spanish and others 7%, black 3%


 * 10 Other Statistics

Birth Rate:** 22.29 births/1,000 population (2006 est.) //male:// 23.1 years //female:// 24 years (2006 est.)
 * Death Rate:** 4.23 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
 * Population Growth Rate:** 1.5% (2006 est.)
 * HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:** 0.3% (2003 est.)
 * HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:** 21,000 (2003 est.)
 * HIV/AIDS - deaths:** 1,700 (2003 est.)
 * Age Structure:** 0-14 years: 33% 15-64 years: 61.9% 65 years and over: 5% (2006 est.)
 * Meduian Age:** //total:// 23.6 years
 * Net Migration Rate:** -3.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
 * Population Below Poverty Line:** 41% (2003)

[|Timeline]**
 * __Human-Environment Interaction__
 * 1532-** Pizzaro Expidition discovers Ecuador
 * 1820-** Ecuador declares independance from Spain
 * 1822-** Ecuador becomes part of Gran Columbia
 * 1830-**Ecuador becomes an independant country
 * 1941-** Ecuador goes to war with Peru when Peru seizes the Amazon Region and get's 2/3 of the country
 * 1963-1979-** Ecuador's government falls under military rule
 * 1979-**Ecuador's government goes back to a democracy
 * 1998-** Ecuador signs peace treaty with Peru and ends the 50-year war

[|******Rainforest******]

One rainforest in Ecuador is the Amazon Rainforest.
 * [|Relative Location:]** Northwest of Brazil and Southeast of Panama.

[|Major Resource Exported from Ecuador:]** Fruit (mostly bananas.)
 * __Movement__
 * [|Flight Cost from Newark, NJ to Quito, Ecuador:]** $652
 * [|Foreign Country to Ever Rule Ecuador:]** Spain (Ecuador declared independance in 1820)

Region:** South America
 * __Region__
 * [|Hemisphere:]** Western hemisphere


 * __The End__**


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