On Ecuador

OVERVIEW

Official Name: Republic of Ecuador
Capital: Quito
Type of Government: Republic
Head of State: President Rafael CORREA Delgado
Head of Government: President Rafael CORREA Delgado
Foreign Minister: Maria Isabel SALVADOR
Population: 13,927,650 (July 2008 estimate)
Land Area: 276,840 sq. km
Gross Domestic Product (GDP):
Purchasing power parity (PPP): $98.79 billion (2007 Estimate)
Per capita PPP: $3,270 (2007 Estimate)
Government Website: www.presidencia.gov.ec
Ambassador to the U.S.: Luis Benigno GALLEGOS Chiriboga
Washington Embassy Address:
2535 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
Deputy Chief of Mission (in Washington): Juan Carlos CASTRILLÓN
Washington Embassy Website: www.ecuador.org
U.S. Ambassador to Ecuador: Heather M. HODGES
U.S. Embassy website in Ecuador: ecuador.usembassy.gov

Source: CIA World Factbook.