Guides and Directories

BBC News - Country Profile: Ecuador
Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/country_profiles/1212882.stm

CIA - The World Factbook: Ecuador
Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ec.html

Ecuador
Includes information on history, geography, climate, population, and economy of Ecuador. Most included data is from the 1980's, giving a historical perspective.
http://www.ddg.com/LIS/aurelia/ecuado.htm

Ecuador Introduction
Information about the Ecuadorian history, culture and explorations.
http://www.geographia.com/ecuador/

Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC) - Ecuador
Categorized link collection from the University of Texas.
http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/la/ecuador/

LatinWorld - Ecuador
Community of information and resources about this country.
http://www.latinworld.com/sur/ecuador/

NationMaster - Ecuador
Profile includes information for various aspects of the country, with a special emphasis on statistics and rankings.
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/ec-ecuador

UK Foreign Office - Country Profiles: Ecuador
Overview of country's geography, history, politics, economy, international relations, travel and current affairs.
http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/about-the-fco/country-profiles/south-america/ecuador

University of Colorado - GovPubs: Ecuador
Links to resources from the country's own government, the United States, the United Nations and international sources.
http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/govpubs/for/ecuador.htm

US Department of State - Ecuador
Country portal offers a map and links to Background Notes, Country Study, the US embassy and the current ambassador, press releases, fact sheets, annual Human Rights Reports and other major reports including Industry Market Reports.
http://www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/ec/index.htm

US Library of Congress - Country Study: Ecuador
1989 country profile provides information about its historical setting, society and environment, economy, government and politics, and national security.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/ectoc.html

US Library of Congress - Portals to the World: Ecuador
Annotated directory of selected online resources.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/hispanic/ecuador/ecuador.html

Wikipedia - Ecuador
Hyperlinked encyclopedia article covers the country's history, government and politics, geography, economy, demographics, language and culture.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuador