Ecuador and E Guide - Resources and Review

Set of political and relief maps produced by the CIA covering Canada, all the countries in Central and South America and the Caribbean.
 
Links to Internet resources about Ecuador. Headings include academic research resources, arts and culture, economy, government, network and information services, news and newsgroups, travel and tourism.
 
Detailed handbook describing the history of Ecuador and analysing its political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions, the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors. Particular attention is given to the people who make up the society, their origins, dominant beliefs and values, common interests and the issues on which they are divided, and their attitudes toward each other and toward their social system and political order.
 
Basic reference information about Ecuador, including details of geography, people, economy, government, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Geographical information includes area, population, flag, maps, high and low points, co
ordinates, boundary length, border countries, climate, land use and natural resources.
 
Taxonomic information and photographs about the plants of the family Ericaceae found in Ecuador. Covers the genera Agarista, Anthopterus, Bejaria, Cavendishia, Ceratostema, Diogenesia, Disterigma, Gaultheria, Gaylussacia, Macleania, Oreanthes, Orthaea, Pernettya, Plutarchia, Psammisia, Satyria, Semiramisia, Sphyrospermum, Themistoclesia, Thibaudia, and Vaccinium.
 
Photographs, latitude and longitude, height, date of last eruption and descriptive information about numerous active volcanoes in over 40 countries in the world.
 
Listing of political resources relevant to Ecuador, with links to parties, organisations, government, media and results of recent elections, where available.
 
Introductory and travel information on Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, including a map, slide show, facts, environment, history, economy, culture, activities, recommended reading and travellers' reports.
 
Basic reference information about Ecuador, such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
 
A catalogue of all the languages and dialects spoken in Ecuador, with details of the numbers of speakers of each language. Also some demographic data such as rates of literacy, blindness and deafness.
 
Detailed assessment of human rights practices in Ecuador. Topics assessed include torture, arbitrary detention or exile, fair public trial, freedom of speech and press, freedom of assembly, movement and religion; democratic rights, worker rights, and discrimination based on race, sex, religion, disability, language, or social status.
 
Introduction to Ecuador which includes a bibliography, photographs and travel information.
 
Description of Ecuador and its geographical components, including all the coastal lowlands in the West, the volcanic central highlands, and the rainforests of the East, as well its climate, history and people.
 
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