| Disputes - international | organized illegal narcotics operations in Colombia penetrate across Ecuador's shared border |
| Illicit drugs | significant transit country for cocaine originating in Colombia and Peru, with much of the US-bound cocaine passing through Ecuadorian Pacific waters; importer of precursor chemicals used in production of illicit narcotics; attractive location for cash-placement by drug traffickers laundering money because of dollarization and weak anti-money-laundering regime; increased activity on the northern frontier by trafficking groups and Colombian insurgents |
| Refugees and internally displaced persons | refugees (country of origin): 451,093 (Venezuela) (economic and political crisis; includes Venezuelans who have claimed asylum, are recognized as refugees, or have received alternative legal stay), 65,854 (Colombia) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2021) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
