Ecuador People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 9,647,000 July 1986), average annual growth rate 2.8%

Nationality: noun—Ecuadorean(s); adjective—Ecuadorean

Ethnic divisions: 55% mestizo (mixed Indian and Spanish), 25% Indian, 10% Spanish, 10% black

Religion: 95% Roman Catholic (majority nonpracticing)

Language: Spanish (official); Indian languages, especially Quechua

Infant mortality rate: 76.3 '1,000(1978)

Life expectancy: 62

Literacy-84%

Labor force: (1983) 2.8 million; 52% agriculture, 13% manufacturing, 7% commerce, 4% construction, 4% public administration, 16% other services and activities

Organized labor: less than 15% of labor force

NOTE: The information regarding Ecuador on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Ecuador 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Ecuador 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.