Ecuador

As of 1994, it was estimated that, at current deforestation rates, coastal forests will be completely eliminated within 15 years and the Amazon forests will be gone within 40 years.As of 2000, Ecuador's major environmental problems were erosion in the highland areas; deforestation, especially in the Oriente; and water pollution

Ecuador

"Los Paises Hispanohablantes"

Ecuador

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1.) Terrain: coastal plain (costa), inter-Andean central highlands (sierra), and flat to rolling eastern jungle (oriente.)2.) Climate: tropical along coast becoming cooler inland.3.) Currency: 1 sucre (S/) = 100 centavos.4.) Government type: republic.5.)Languages: Spanish (official), Amerindian languages (especially Quechu.)