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Santiago Island is an uninhabited island in the heart of the Galapagos Islands chain. Lava dominates the shoreline, creating tidal pools and narrow channels. Erosion has created some lava bridges which span waves sweeping through the inlets. The harsh environment is hostile to most plant life, but the appropriately named Lava Cactus has gained a foothold in the midst of the flow.
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Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 75

Area - comparative

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<p>slightly smaller than Nevada</p>

People and Society

Languages

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Age structure

2024 population pyramid:
This is the population pyramid for Ecuador. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends. <br/><br/>For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page.

Median age

comparison ranking: total 153

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 99

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 83

Death rate

comparison ranking: 113

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 150

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 92

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 121

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 83

Tobacco use

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Environment

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 207

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 129

Labor force

comparison ranking: 60

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 83

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 105

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 29

Exports

comparison ranking: 74

Imports

comparison ranking: 75

Debt - external

comparison ranking: 21

Energy

Communications

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 22

Heliports

comparison ranking: 48

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 73

Military and Security

Space

Transnational Issues

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