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  1. Date of Independence:  May 24, 1822
  2. Date of Current Constitution: August 10, 1998
  3. Population: 12,562,496 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 105,037 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Quito
  6. Form of Government: republic
  7. Main Industries: oil, food processing, textiles, chemicals
  8. Agriculture: bananas, sugar, rice, coffee, balsawood
  9. Natural Resources: petroleum, forests, copper, zinc, silver, gold
  10. Currency: sucre
  11. GDP:  $58.7 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per capita: $4,800 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Spanish (official), American Indian languages
  14. Religions: Christian (Roman Catholic)
  15. Literacy Rate: 90%
  16. Life Expectancy:    70 years (male)
  17.                 75 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 22 per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 5 per 1,000 population