Ecuador
Ecuador contains a very ethnically mixed population.The vast majority of the population is mestizo (mixed Indian-Caucasian), with smaller percentages of indigenous, Afro-Ecuadorian, and European descendant criollos. Although Ecuadorians were heavily concentrated in the mountainous central highland region a few decades ago, today's population is divided about equally between that area and the coastal lowlands. The Ecuadorian economy is based on petroleum production, manufacturing primarily for the domestic market, and agricultural production for domestic consumption and export. Principal exports are petroleum, bananas, shrimp, flowers, and other primary agricultural products.
