| Ecuador | |
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 Ecuador: World Factbook, 2009[1] | |
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Area |
283,561 sq km[1] |
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Population |
14,573,101 (July 2009 est.)[1] |
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Languages |
Spanish (official), indigenous languages (especially Quechua)[1] |
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Religions |
Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%[1] |
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Ethnicity |
mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 65%, Amerindian 25%, Spanish and others 7%, black 3%[1] |
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Groups Associated with MWC |
1 (2006)[2] |
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Membership in MWC Affiliated Churches |
950 (2006)[2] |
Ecuador is a country in South America with a population of 14,573,101 (July 2009 estimate).[1] It shares borders with the Pacific Ocean, Colombia and Peru. In 2006 there was two organized Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with Mennonite World Conference (MWC) with 950 total members.[2] Click the following link to learn more about other Anabaptist-related groups in the Caribbean, Central and South America.
Ecuador is considered a megadiverse country as it is home to thousands of species making it a biodiverse country, and it also has a strong presence of indigenous groups which have had great political impact in the past years. The current president is Rafael Correa whose attempt is to construct a "citizen´s revolution." Under Correa a new constitution emerged in which different parts of civil society participated and ellaborated a document that incorporates, for the first time in history, the "rights of Nature," or Pachamama. It is also an innovation in collective rights.
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Anabaptist-Related Groups
- Iglesia Evangelica Menonita Ecuatoriana
- Iglesia Menonita de Quito/es
- Iglesia Menonita de Riobamba/es
Annotated Bibliography
External Links
Ecuador on Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online.
Citations
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Ecuador," CIA World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ec.html (accessed 5 January 2010).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "2006 Mennonite and Brethren in Christ World Membership," Mennonite World Conference. http://www.mwc-cmm.org/en15/PDF-PPT/2006mbictotal.pdf (accessed 5 January 2010).
