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State of Emergency Declared in Ecuador

State of Emergency Declared in Ecuador

PWOnlyIAS

January 11, 2024

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The Ecuadorian President declared a state of emergency for 60 days after a jailbreak incident.

  • Jail Break Incident: The gang leader Adolfo Macías of the mafia group  Los Choneros,  escaped from prison following a declaration of a national state of emergency on January 8.

Ecuador

About Republic of Ecuador

  • Location: It is a country situated in the north-west of the continent of  South America. It falls on the Equator, from which its name derives. 
  • It is part of the Andes Mountains and occupies part of the Amazon basin.
  • Neighbours: It borders Colombia to the north, Peru to the east and the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west, and includes the Pacific archipelago of the Galapagos Islands.
  • Capital City: The country’s capital is Quito and its largest city is Guayaquil.
  • Official language: Spanish
  • Importance: It is one of 17 megadiverse countries in the world. 
  • Ecuador’s constitution is the first in the world to recognize legally enforceable Rights of Nature, or ecosystem rights.

Also Refer: Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization

News source: livemint

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