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Ecuador relies heavily on the income gained from exploiting its natural resources. The country's largest export, crude petroleum, represents 29% of Ecuador's GDP, coming in with a total value of $5.63 billion. [5] This has caused the country to suffer from vast deforestation in the Amazon, contaminated water and widespread illness.
The National Assembly (Spanish: Asamblea Nacional) is the unicameral legislature of Ecuador. It replaced the National Congress in 2009 following reforms under the 2008 Constitution . [ 1 ] Within Ecuador , the National Assembly has the power to pass laws , while appointment of judges to the National Court of Justice is done by a separate ...
The politics of Ecuador are multi-party. [1] The central government polity is a quadrennially elected presidential , unicameral representative democracy . The President of Ecuador is head of state and head of the army on a multi-party system , and leads a cabinet with further executive power .
The National Order of Merit (Spanish: Orden Nacional al Mérito) is a civil order granted by the President of Ecuador. The Order, which is the second highest among the decorations of Ecuador , was established on October 8, 1921, [1] and promulgated in Registro Oficial No. 337 on October 27, 1921. It was later modified by Decree No. 37 on June ...
Ecuadorian nationality is regulated by the 2008 Constitution of Ecuador and the Naturalization Law of 1976 (Spanish: Ley de Naturalización de 1976). [1] Some articles of the Naturalization Law of 1976 conflict with the 2008 Constitution, however Article 424 of the constitution establishes that it prevails over any other legal orders.
Ecuador has had new constitutions promulgated in 1830, 1835, 1843, 1845, 1851, 1852, 1861, 1869, 1878, 1884, 1897, 1906, 1929, 1938, 1945, 1946, 1967, 1978, and 1998. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Following his election as President of Ecuador , Rafael Correa called for a referendum on establishing a Constituent Assembly to write a new constitution for the ...
The Ecuadorian Social Security Institute (Spanish: Instituto Ecuatoriano de Seguridad Social (IESS)), is an autonomous entity that is part of the social security system of Ecuador and is responsible for implementing the mandatory universal insurance, according to the Constitution of the Republic, in force since 2008.
Presidents of the Republic of Ecuador (1835–present) (2) Vicente Rocafuerte (1783–1847) 8 August 1835 31 January 1839 3 years, 176 days Independent: 1835 (1) Juan José Flores (1800–1864) 1 February 1839 6 March 1845 : 6 years, 136 days Independent: 1839 1843 — José Joaquín de Olmedo (1780–1847) President of the triumvirate: 6 March ...