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Transportation of Ecuador

Airports:359 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways:total: 98
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 4
1,524 to 2,437 m: 19
914 to 1,523 m: 29
under 914 m: 43 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways:total: 261
914 to 1,523 m: 33
under 914 m: 228 (2006)
Heliports:1 (2006)
Pipelines:extra heavy crude oil 578 km; gas 71 km; oil 1,386 km; refined products 1,185 km (2006)
Railways:total: 966 km
narrow gauge: 966 km 1.067-m gauge (2006)
Roadways:total: 43,197 km
paved: 6,467 km
unpaved: 36,730 km (2004)
Waterways:1,500 km (most inaccessible) (2006)
Merchant marine:total: 31 ships (1000 GRT or over) 184,819 GRT/300,339 DWT
by type: chemical tanker 1, liquefied gas 1, passenger 7, petroleum tanker 21, specialized tanker 1
foreign-owned: 2 (Norway 1, Paraguay 1)
registered in other countries: 1 (Georgia 1) (2006)
Ports and terminals:Esmeraldas, Guayaquil, La Libertad, Manta, Puerto Bolivar

Ecuador Quickstats

  • Population: 13,755,680 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 283,560 sq km
  • Density: 47 /km²
  • GDP (total): $60.1 billion (69th)
  • GDP (per capita): $4,776 (111th)
  • Literacy: 91%

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  • Currency: US dollar (USD)
  • Dial code: +593

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Ecuador Internet

  • Usage: 968,000
  • Penetration: 8.0 %
  • Top Domain: .ec

WT eBusiness info:

  • Success Ranking: 100
  • Market testing: Untested
  • Overall risk: High
  • Overall reward: Low

e-maturity:

  • Tourism: 10%
  • eCommerce: 10%
  • Gaming: 10%
  • eLearning: 10%

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