The California Highway Patrol is the largest state police agency in the United States, with more than 10,500 employees, 7,200 of whom are sworn officers, according to FBI data.
Ecuadorâs official currency is the US dollar. Aside from Euros, Peruvian soles and Colombian nuevos soles, itâs very difficult to change foreign currencies in Ecuador. Western Union offices are in most big cities. Better restaurants add a 12% tax and a 10% service charge to the bill.
Ecuador shipped US$19.1 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2017, down by -23.4% since 2013 but up by 13.8% from 2016 to 2017. Ecuadorâs top 10 exports account for 90% of the overall value of its global shipments. Based on statistics from the International Monetary Fundâs World Economic Outlook Database, Ecuadorâs total Gross Domestic Product amounted to $188.5 billion as of October 2017.