Economic aid - recipient:
$216 million (2002)
Currency (code):
US dollar (USD)
Currency code:
USD
Exchange rates:
1 (2006), 25,000 (2005), 25,000 (2004), 25,000 (2003), 25,000 (2002)
Fiscal year:
calendar year
Communications Ecuador
Telephones - main lines in use:
1,701,500 (2005)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
6.246 million (2005)
Telephone system:
general assessment: generally elementary but being expanded
domestic: facilities generally inadequate and unreliable
international: country code - 593; satellite earth station - 1
Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 392, FM 35, shortwave 29 (2001)