Ecuador

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Capital: Quito

Total Area (Sq. Miles): 98,985

Land Covered by Water: 8.8%

Time Zone: (UTC-5)

Climate: tropical along coast, becoming cooler inland at higher elevations; tropical in Amazonian jungle lowlands

Approximate Population: 13,927,650

Official Language: Spanish

Religion: Christianity, Syncretic Religions, Rosicrucian, Buddhist, Bahá'í, Hindu, Judaism, Islam,

Currency: U.S. Dollar

Most prevalent illnesses or diseases:

Traveler's Diarrhea, Cholera, Malaria, Malaria, Hepatitis A, Schistosomiasis - found in fresh water, Typhoid Fever, Dengue Fever, Filariasis, Leishmaniasis (Leishmania Infection), Onchocerciasis (River Blindness), Toxoplasmosis, HIV (see AIDS/HIV), Hepatitis B, Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis, Altitude Illness - if visiting Andes, Bartonellosis

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