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Ecuador People 1999
Population: 12,562,496 (July 1999 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 1.78% (1999 est.) Birth rate: 22.26 births/1,000 population (1999 est.) Death rate: 5.06 deaths/1,000 population (1999 est.) Net migration rate: 0.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1999 est.)
Sex ratio:
Infant mortality rate: 30.69 deaths/1,000 live births (1999 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 2.63 children born/woman (1999 est.)
Nationality:
Ethnic groups: mestizo (mixed Amerindian and Spanish) 55%, Amerindian 25%, Spanish 10%, black 10% Religions: Roman Catholic 95% Languages: Spanish (official), Amerindian languages (especially Quechua)
Literacy:
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