State of Emergency Declared in Ecuador

11 Jan 2024

Context:

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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