ECUADOR

SOCCER

• Soccer is very important to Ecuador.
• They have a very successful national team.
• Soccer is very common in South America.

SOCCER

• The locals are always playing
• Soccer is Ecuador's national pastime.

VOLLEYBALL

• They have a very competitive volleyball team
• They recently competed in the international tournament

FARMING

• Ecuador's secondary economic activity.
• They grow many different crops
• They focus on bananas, coffee, and tea

FARMING

• Farming is a tradition in Ecuador
• They are the worlds largest export of bananas

RANCHING

• Their main products are beef and pork.
• They have a lot of pastures to raise animals.
• They rely on their shrimp and fish exports

ECONOMY

• Petroleum is the country's largest export
• Most of their money has come from natural gas.
• Another large export is forestry.

ECONOMY

• Their economy is based on oil production
• The oil production provides a lot of needed jobs
• Their currency is U.S. Dollars

MILITARY

• The commander and chief is their president
• They are often in border disputes with Peru
• Essential part of the country's infrastructure

MILITARY

• Ecuador is part of the United Nations
• They often fight organized crime and drug wars
• Their military often patrols borders

MILITARY

• Ecuador's military is their police
• They have a very small military