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.
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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