Ecuador

ECUADOR

By: Ju Hyun, You Jin

FACTS

• Capital city: Quito• Population: 11.5 million• Major language: Spanish,

Quechua, and other

Amerindian • Major religion: Roman

Catholic 95%

PRESIDENT:RAFAEL COR-REA

HISTORY & PEOPLE

• Inca conquered the Ecuadorian tribes

• Spaniards took control of Ecuador

• Spanish men married with Indian women

• Ecuador declares independence in 1830

INDEPENDENCEOn May 24

How did the heroes helped Ecuador?

HEROES

REGIONS

COTOPAXI(19,347 FEET)

CLIMATE

GALAPAGOS ISLANDS

GALAPAGOS ISLANDS ARE FAMOUS FOR THEIR GIANT

TORTOISES

DO YOU KNOW WHAT ECUADOR IS FAMOUS

FOR?

AGRICULTURE

• The manufactured products are cement, drugs, panama hats, processed foods, and textiles.

Ecuador’s GDP

Industry 44%

Agriculture 11%

Services 45%

ECONOMY

EDUCATION• Age 15 and up can read or

write(8.1%).

• 61 universities

• Literacy rate is high

THANK YOU!