厄瓜多共和國
位於南美洲西北部,2022年的厄瓜多不是太順遂。年初遇到該國20年來最大洪災,引發土石流,最後導致數十人死亡。3月又發生大地震。6月則爆發「通膨暴動」。受到全球油價飆漲所致,厄瓜多油價也跟著飆漲,影響民生。上萬名厄瓜多原住民團體憤而上街進行大規模抗議活動,要求政府提供燃料補貼,但總統拒絕了抗議者的提案,並宣布全國進入緊急狀態。厄瓜多的治安不太好,監獄總是人滿為患,曾經爆發嚴重的監獄暴動,受刑人持刀槍火拼,導致350人死亡。
看2022位於南美洲西北部,受西班牙殖民統治近三百年。雖是OPEC成員國,石油產量為南美洲第三,但是經濟狀況一直不好。甚至明明自己產油,卻於2019年取消國內的燃油補貼,進而引發國內大規模抗議。目前債務高達全國GDP的63%,人民於2021年選出右派總統,盼擺脫疫情之下的經濟困境。因盛產香蕉,又被稱為「香蕉之國」。
Year Founded: 1830
Ecuador is a country in northwestern South America and was ruled by the Spanish for nearly 300 years. As an OPEC member, Ecuador is among the top 3 exporters of oil in South America, but the economy has not been great. In 2019, a series of protests and riots broke out against austerity measures, including the cancellation of fuel subsidies. Government Debt to GDP in Ecuador was 63% in 2021. A right-wing president was elected, promising to revive an economy battered by the coronavirus pandemic. Ecuador is one of the world's top banana producers.