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Capital	Quito
Government	Republic
Independence	May 24, 1822 from Spain
GDP(gross domestic product)	49,510,000,000 as of 2001
Population	13,212,7000
Natural Resources	Oil, fish, timber, minerals
Language	Spanish
Climate	Tropical along coast becoming cooler inland and at higher elevations; tropical in Amazonian jungle lowland
Death Rate	4.24 deaths per 1000 people
Birth Rate	22.67 births per 1000 people
Sports	Mountain biking, bull fighting, soccer, and swimming
Literacy	92.5% of over 15 year population
Poverty	65% of people below the national poverty line
Currency	United States dollars
Religion	95% Roman Catholic 5% other
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