country statistics

ECUADOR COUNTRY STATISTICS
Borders:	Colombia, Peru
Population:	13,250,000
Population growth rate:	1.50%
Economy
GDP (ppp):	$34.62billion
External debt:	$17.5 billion
Workforce
Agriculture:	8%
Industry:	24%
Services:	68%
Unemployment:	8.5%
Health
Life expectancy:	74.3 years
Infant mortality:	24/1,000 live births
HIV/AIDS
Prevalence:	0.30%
People living with HIV/AIDS :	21,000
Deaths:	1,700
Education
Literacy rate - total:	92.5%
Male:	94%
Female:	91%
Development ranking
Human development index country ranking:	82 out of 177
Source: UNDP Human Development Report 2005 and Economic Intelligence Unit 2006.