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Galapagos Islands

Location Equatorial Pacific Ocean, W of Ecuador
Latitude and longitude  0 00 N, 91 00 W
Sovereignty Ecuador
Political status notes A Province of Ecuador
Population  15,000
Census notes est. 1996
Land area in square kilometers 8,000
Capital  Puerto Baquerizo Moreno

Legal document(s) online
Special Regime Law for the Preservation and Sustainable Development of the Province of Galapagos (PDF 3.1 MB),  from the World Heritage Committee of the United Nations Economic and Social Council
Ecuador: Ley Especial para la Provincia de Galapagos (Ley No. 67. RO/278) (18 Marzo 1998), from the Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide
Ecuador: Sistema de Control Migratorio en Galapagos (Res. No. 3 RO/223 de 30 Junio de 1999), from the Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide

Sources and other useful websites
Galapagos Conservation Trust
Galapagos Online
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), World Heritage List: Galápagos Islands

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