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ECUADOR

Capital
Quito

Area
276,840 sq km (1 km = 0.62 miles), including the Galapagos Islands covering 7,845 sq km, bordering Colombia to the north, Peru to the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west.

Language
Spanish is the official language although 40 percent of the population speaks Quechua.

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de Guayas y Los Rios, Ecuador.

19 Mar 2009 17:16:12 GMT
Inundaciones en los Cantons de Guayas y Los Rios, Ecuador.
Ecuador - Este mapa ilustra las inundaciones detectadas satelitalmente en los Cantons afectados de Guayas y Los Ríos, Ecuador. El análisis de inundaciones se realizó por detección ...

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MAP: Global projected land use changes, 1700-2050

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24 Feb 2009 11:37:00 GMT
MAP:GLOBAL projected changes in agricultural productivity 2080 due to climate change, incorporating the effects of carbon fertilization
Projected losses in food production due to climate change by 2080. Based on a consensus estimate of 6 climate models and two crop modelling methods, Cline (2007) concluded that by 2080, assuming a 4.4 ...