Ecuador Official Title: Republic of Ecuador General Information: Capital Quito Population (million) 17n./0a23 Total Area 283,561 km² Currency 1 CAN$=0.77 US $ (USD) (2018 - Annual average) National Holiday 10 August (1809 Independence Day) Language(s) Spanish (official), indigenous languages Political Information: Type of State Republic Type of Government The National Assembly is unicameral and has 137 members elected for a four-year term. Members of the Assembly are elected with: 15 from national lists, 6 representing emigrants living outside Ecuador, 2 from autonomous regions, 2 from each province and metropolitan district, and one for each 200,000 inhabitants. The President is also elected for a four-year term as head of state. Bilateral Product trade Canada - Ecuador 700 600 Balance Head of State Head of Government 500 President 400 Can. President s Exports n 300 Lenín MORENO o Lenín MORENO i l Can. l i 200 Imports M 100 Total Ministers: Foreign Rel.: José VALENCIA 0 Trade Trade: Iván ONTANEDA -100 Defence: Oswaldo JARRÍN 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Finance: Richard MARTINEZ Statistics Canada Main Political Parties Country Alliance Movement (MPAIS); Patriotic Society Party (PSP); Social Christian Party Canadian Imports (PSC); Pachakutik Plurinational Movement (MUPP-NP), Creating Opportunities (CREO), Avanza, Regional Action for Equity Movement (ARE), Democratic Integration of Carchi from: Ecuador Movement (IDC), Believing in Our People Peninsular Movement (PCG), Concertación V eg . Prod . Foo d Prod . National Assembly: Alianza País: 44, Revolución Ciudadana: 30, CREO: 20, PSC / Madera de A nimal & Pro d . Guerrero: 15, SUMA: 9, others: 19. V ehicles and Eq uip . Fat s, Oils & W axes Pro d . M ach. M ech. Elec. Pro d . Plast ics, R ub b er Pro d . Glass & St o ne Pro d . Text iles Pro d . Elections: Lans/at: 2017 B ase M et al Pro d . W ood Pro d . 2019 C hemical Pro d . Leat her, Fur Pro d . Economic Information: (2018) IMF Statistics Canada Ecuador Canada GDP: (billion) $139n.6/a2 $2,222.58 Canadian Exports GDP per capita: $8,201n.9/a5 $60,078.85 to: Ecuador GDP Growth rate: (%) 1n.0/a5 1.83 V eg. Pro d . Inflation: (%) -0n.2/a2 2.24 M ineral Pro d . Unemployment: (%) 3n.6/a9 5.83 M ach. M ech. Elec. Pro d . Product Trade and Investment: (2019) Statistics Canada B ase M et al Pro d . Canadian Exports: $383,847,9n5/a8 V ehicles and Eq uip . Canadian Imports: $221,635,2n3/a6 Paper Pro d . Foreign Direct Investment in Canada (2018) n/a (million) 2019 Canadian Direct Investment in country (2018) $2,0n2/a6 (million) Plast ics, R ub b er Pro d . Statistics Canada Representation: Sources: Statistics/Industry Canada Foreign Representation in Canada http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/tdo-dcd.nsf/eng/Home Ambassador Diego STACEY IMF http://www.imf.org/external/ns/cs.aspx?id=28 Canadian Representation Abroad Ambassador Sylvie BÉDARD February 2020 www.international.gc.ca HTML version: httpns/a://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/ecuador-equateur/bilateral_relations_bilaterales/ecuador_facts-faits_equateur.aspx?lang=eng.