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|Box title = Ecuador | |Box title = Ecuador | ||
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|caption = Ecuador: World Factbook, 2009<ref name="cia">"Ecuador," ''CIA World Factbook''. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ec.html (accessed 5 January 2010).</ref> | |caption = Ecuador: World Factbook, 2009<ref name="cia">"Ecuador," ''CIA World Factbook''. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ec.html (accessed 5 January 2010).</ref> | ||
|Row 1 title = Area | |Row 1 title = Area | ||
| − | |Row 1 info = 283,561 sq km<ref name="cia" /> | + | |Row 1 info = 283,561 sq km<ref name="cia"></ref> |
|Row 2 title = Population | |Row 2 title = Population | ||
| − | |Row 2 info = 14,573,101 (July 2009 est.)<ref name="cia" /> | + | |Row 2 info = 14,573,101 (July 2009 est.)<ref name="cia"></ref> |
|Row 3 title = Languages | |Row 3 title = Languages | ||
| − | |Row 3 info = Spanish (official), indigenous languages (especially Quechua)<ref name="cia" /> | + | |Row 3 info = Spanish (official), indigenous languages (especially Quechua)<ref name="cia"></ref> |
|Row 4 title = Religions | |Row 4 title = Religions | ||
| − | |Row 4 info = Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%<ref name="cia" /> | + | |Row 4 info = Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%<ref name="cia"></ref> |
|Row 5 title = Ethnicity | |Row 5 title = Ethnicity | ||
| − | |Row 5 info = mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 65%, Amerindian 25%, Spanish and others 7%, black 3%<ref name="cia" /> | + | |Row 5 info = mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 65%, Amerindian 25%, Spanish and others 7%, black 3%<ref name="cia"></ref> |
|Row 6 title = Groups Associated with [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]] | |Row 6 title = Groups Associated with [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]] | ||
|Row 6 info = 1 (2006)<ref name="menno">"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).</ref> | |Row 6 info = 1 (2006)<ref name="menno">"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).</ref> | ||
|Row 7 title = Membership in [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]] Affiliated Churches | |Row 7 title = Membership in [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]] Affiliated Churches | ||
| − | |Row 7 info = 950 (2006)<ref name="menno" /> | + | |Row 7 info = 950 (2006)<ref name="menno"></ref> |
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| − | '''Ecuador''' is a country in [[Caribbean, Central and South America|South America]] with a population of 14,573,101 (July 2009 estimate).<ref name="cia" /> | + | '''Ecuador''' is a country in [[Caribbean, Central and South America|South America]] with a population of 14,573,101 (July 2009 estimate).<ref name="cia" /> 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.<ref name="menno" /> Click the following link to learn more about other Anabaptist-related groups in the [[Caribbean, Central and South America]]. |
| − | Click the following link to learn more about other Anabaptist-related groups in the [[Caribbean, Central and South America]]. | + | |
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| + | 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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|PageName=Peru | |PageName=Peru | ||
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| + | == Anabaptist-Related Groups == | ||
| − | + | *[[Iglesia Evangelica Menonita Ecuatoriana]] | |
| − | *[[Iglesia Evangelica Menonita Ecuatoriana]] | + | *[[Iglesia Menonita de Quito/es]] |
| − | *[[Iglesia Menonita de Quito/es]] | ||
*[[Iglesia Menonita de Riobamba/es]] | *[[Iglesia Menonita de Riobamba/es]] | ||
| − | ==Annotated Bibliography== | + | == Annotated Bibliography == |
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| + | == External Links == | ||
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| + | [http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/E342.html Ecuador] ''on Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online''. | ||
| − | == | + | == Citations == |
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| − | + | <references /> | |
| − | <references/> | ||
| − | [[Category:Caribbean, | + | [[Category:Caribbean,_Central_and_South_America]] |
Revision as of 16:25, 16 June 2010
| 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] |
|
Languages |
Spanish (official), indigenous languages (especially Quechua)[1] |
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Religions |
Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%[1] |
|
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).
