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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 Ecuador
| Who wrote the lyrics and who composed the music of the National Anthem of Ecuador? | The Republic of Ecuador (YunaRinoa) |
Juan Leon Mera wrote and Antonio Neumane composed.. Ecuador's National Anthem is very long, people only sing the chorus and the second verse. It has six verses.
| Who was the first president of Ecuador? | The Republic of Ecuador (YunaRinoa) |
Juan José Flores.. Juan Jose Flores was from Venezuela. He was a General.
| Who was the first female president of Ecuador who only had power for one day? | The Republic of Ecuador (YunaRinoa) |
Rosalia Arteaga. After the President Abdala Bucaram was fired as a president, the vice president Rosalia Artega took the job, but because of political disagreements she only lasted one day.
| Which languages are spoken in Ecuador? | The Republic of Ecuador (YunaRinoa) |
Spanish, Quechua, Quichua, other indigenous languages. There are a very wide variety of races in Ecuador. They all have their language but most of the people speak Spanish.
| Which is the main port of Ecuador? | The Republic of Ecuador (YunaRinoa) |
Guayaquil. Guayaquil is also most of the time called "The Main Port of Ecuador" (Puerto Principal del Ecuador) by the people.
| Which countries border Ecuador? | The Republic of Ecuador (YunaRinoa) |
Peru and Colombia. Colombia is north of Ecuador and Peru is south and east of Ecuador.
| What mountain range runs north to south through central Ecuador? | 9 for 10 - Ecuador (minch) |
Andes. The Andes bisect the country. To the west is the coast plain and to the east are lowlands which are part of the Amazon basin.
| What language do most people speak in Ecuador? | 9 for 10 - Ecuador (minch) |
Spanish. Quechua and other Amerindian languages are also spoken.
| What is the chief port of Ecuador? | 9 for 10 - Ecuador (minch) |
Guayaquil. Quayaquil is city with the highest population. It is considerably larger than Quito, the capital.
| What do people in Ecuador celebrate on May 24? | The Republic of Ecuador (YunaRinoa) |
Battle of Pichincha. Military and civilian parades show the nation's pride of the day in 1822, when the country's most important battle in the war for independence from Spain was fought.
| What do Ecuadorian people do as a tradition at the end of the year? (January 1st, 12:00am) | The Republic of Ecuador (YunaRinoa) |
Burn the "año viejo" represented by a puppet that people make.. People burn the "año viejo" ("old year" in English), because it is as if they are throwing away all the bad things of the past year that they don't want to repeat in the new year.
| What date is Ecuador's Independence Day? | The Republic of Ecuador (YunaRinoa) |
August 10. July 25 is the foundation of Guayaquil, October 12 is the Day of the Race and October 9 is Guayaquil's Independence Day.
| What country lies to the south and east of Ecuador? | 9 for 10 - Ecuador (minch) |
Peru. Ecuador is bordered by Peru to the south and east and by Colombia to the north. Ecuador's west coast is on the Pacific.
| What colors are the Ecuadorian flag? | The Republic of Ecuador (YunaRinoa) |
Yellow, blue and red.. Ecuador, Venezuela and Colombia, have a flag with the same three colors. What makes them different is the symbol in the middle of the flag.
| What city in the southern mountains was moved from its original valley location to a higher location because of earthquake devastation? | 9 for 10 - Ecuador (minch) |
Loja. Loja is the name of a city of the province of which it is the capital city. Originally built in a valley, it was destroyed by an earthquake. When the city was rebuilt it was built in the uplands, not only because of the earthquake threat but because of malaria which plagued the lower area.
| The GDP of Ecuador in 2000 was $37.2 billion US. What does GDP stand for? | 9 for 10 - Ecuador (minch) |
Gross domestic product. The GDP (purchasing power parity) was estimated to be $41.7 billion 2002. The GDP (per capita purchasing power parity) was estimated to be $3,100 in 2002.
Ecuador chief exports are oil, bananas and shrimp.
| The eastern region of Ecuador is known by two names. One is the Eastern Lowlands. What is the other? | 9 for 10 - Ecuador (minch) |
Oriente. There are three land regions in Ecuador, all of which mainly run from north to south. On the west is the coastal plain, then come the highlands of the Andes, and on the east the Eastern Lowland which is also known as the Oriente. The Oriente is an are covered with tropical forests.
| Into what river basin do the rivers of eastern Ecuador flow? | 9 for 10 - Ecuador (minch) |
Amazon . The main rivers of the Eastern Lowlands are the Napo and Pastaza.
 Frequently Asked Questions about Ecuador
- What natural resource, discovered in the 1970s replaced bananas a Ecuador’s leading export?
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- Where can I find statistics on the banana production in the world in general and, more specifically, in Ecuador? ( goto )
- Which country lies three hundred miles or more from Chimborazo,one hundred miles from the snows of Cotopaxi,in the wildest wastes of Ecuador's Andes? ( goto )
- I was a spy plane pilot, a park ranger and spent a semester at Oxford where I wooed an English novelist, and met my wife in the Mindo-Nambillo forest of western Ecuador. I'm fairly well learned and spoken. I'm happy to hand out advice, though those asking don't always understand the true meaning of my wisdoms. Who am I?
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