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Anniversary                      August 10
                

Birthday's
Tony                                 July 19
Joy                                   November 10

Amanda                           December 1, 1983
Ashley                             August 26, 1985
Alexis                              June 6, 1988

Key facts about Ecuador:

Population: 12,920,092 (July 2000 est.)

Ethnic groups: mestizo (mixed Amerindian and Spanish) 65%, Amerindian 25%, Spanish and others 7%, black 3%

Religions: Roman Catholic 95%

Languages: Spanish (official), Amerindian languages (especially Quechua)

Area:
total: 283,560 sq km
land: 276,840 sq km
water: 6,720 sq km
note: includes Galapagos Islands

Area - comparative: slightly smaller than Nevada

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

Terrain: coastal plain (costa), inter-Andean central highlands (sierra), and flat to rolling eastern jungle (oriente)