Ecuador

Population: 13.4 million (UN, 2005)
Capital: Quito
Area: 272,045 sq km (',037 sq miles)
Major languages: Spanish, indigenous languages
Major religion: Christianity
Life expectancy: 68 years (men), 73 years (women) (UN)
Monetary unit: 1 US dollar = 100 cents
Main exports: Petroleum, bananas, shrimp, coffee, cocoa, cut flowers, fish
GNI per capita: US$1,790 (World Bank, 2003)

For more info on Ecuador:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/country_profiles/1212882.stm
http://www.elcomercio.com/
http://www.ecuadorexplorer.com/

In 2010 VAP has

member of:
Volunteer Action for Peace, member of the Co-ordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service Volunteer Action for Peace, member of the Volunteer International Network Exchange UK
with the support of:
Volunteer Action for Peace, member of the European «Youth in Action» Programme

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Peter H. from Glasgow

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