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Tabular Data - Issues for Ecuador
| International Disputes : |
The continuing civil disorder in Colombia has created a serious refugee crisis in neighboring states, especially Ecuador. |
| Illicit Drugs : |
Significant transit country for cocaine originating in Colombia and Peru; 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, especially vulnerable along the border with Colombia; increased activity on the northern frontier by trafficking groups and Colombian insurgents. |
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