Ecuador has a population of 13 million people. The population is ethnically mixed: 55% Mestizo (mixed indigenous - Caucasian), 25% Indigenous, 10% Caucasian, 9% African, and 1% of other races. The average Ecuadorian has a deserved reputation for hard work and a desire to improve through education. An estimated $1.6 billion is remitted annually from Ecuadorian citizens working abroad. This currency inflow is the largest single currency earner for the country.