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BACKGROUND. BASIC FACTS: -Population: 14 million -Area: 283,561 sq km (slightly smaller than Nevada) -Borders: Peru (SE), Colombia (N), Pacific Ocean (W) -Language: Spanish -Resources: Petroleum

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  1. BACKGROUND • BASIC FACTS: • -Population: 14 million • -Area: 283,561 sq km (slightly smaller than Nevada) • -Borders: Peru (SE), Colombia (N), Pacific Ocean (W) • -Language: Spanish • -Resources: Petroleum • -Agriculture Products: bananas, coffee, cocoa, rice, potatoes, manioc (tapioca), plantains, sugarcane, dairy products, cattle, sheep, pigs, beef, pork, fish, shrimp • TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS: • -Highway Network: 43, 670 km; Paved (6,472 km) / Unpaved (37, 198 km) • -Rail Network: 965 km (1.06 7m narrow gauge) • -Airports/Heliports: 428 / 2 (10 major) • -Seaports/Terminals: 4 • -Waterways: 1500 km (most inaccessible) POLITICAL/MILITARY: • -Member of United Nations • -Ecuadorian Land Force (Army), Navy , and Air Force

  2. AREA OF OPERATION Distance from Quito to Baeza: 103 km or 64 miles Baeza Earthquake has hit in the province of Napo, affecting the areas of Tena and Baeza. Distance from Quito to Tena: 179 km or 111 miles

  3. INTELLIGENCE Friendly Forces: -Ecuadorian Land Force Augmentees -World Food Program -World Health Organization -Red Cross Non-Friendly Forces: -Columbia -Peru Transnational Issues: -Organized illegal narcotics operations bordering Colombia -Refugees fleeing Colombia -Human Trafficking -Drugs from Colombia and Peru Terrain: -coastal plain, inter-Andean central highlands, and flat to rolling eastern jungles -Quito: elevation of 9,350 feet near active Pichincha volcano -High Elevation: Can post potential logistical threat -Manta: 20 feet, 5th most populous city in the country Climate: -Extremely unpredictable weather -Seasons defined by rainfall: Jan – Apr: Wet Season May – Dec: Dry Season -Wet Season: Can pose potential logistical threat -Daylight hours from 0600-1800 -Minimal variation in daylight hours due to location near equator

  4. WEATHER ANALYSIS Quito Manta

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