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Country
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Bolivia | 
El Salvador |
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Leader
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President: Evo Morales
|
President: Mauricio Funes
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Population
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10,290,003
| 6,090,646
|
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Life Expectancy
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67.900 years
| 73.690 years
|
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Capital City
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La Paz (administrative capital)
| San Salvador
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Largest city
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| Santa Cruz de la Sierra (population: 1,364,390) | San Salvador (population: 525,990) |
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Human Development Index
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0.723
| 0.747
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| GDP per capita |
$4,900 US
| $7,600 US
|
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Literacy Rate
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86.7%
| 80.2%
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Corruption Perception Index
|
3
| 3.9
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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14.6%
| 16.7%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
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| Unemployment Rate |
5.500%
| 7.000%
|
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Death Penalty
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Abolished except for special circumstances
| Abolished except for special circumstances
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Political System
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republic
| republic
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Independence date
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6 August 1825 (from Spain)
| 15 September 1821 (from Spain)
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| Religions |
Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist) 5%
| Roman Catholic 57.1%, Protestant 21.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.9%, Mormon 0.7%, other religions 2.3%, none 16.8% (2003 est.)
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| Languages |
Spanish 60.7% (official), Quechua 21.2% (official), Aymara 14.6% (official), foreign languages 2.4%, other 1.2% (2001 census)
| Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians)
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| Exports |
natural gas, soybeans and soy products, crude petroleum, zinc ore, tin
| offshore assembly exports, coffee, sugar, shrimp, textiles and apparel, gold, ethanol, chemicals, electricity
|
| External Debt |
$5,491,000,000 $
| $12,950,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
bolivianos (BOB) per US dollar - 7.253 (2008 est.), 7.8616 (2007), 8.0159 (2006), 8.0661 (2005), 7.9363 (2004)
| the US dollar became El Salvador's currency in 2001
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.300%
| 0.600%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Central South America, southwest of Brazil
| Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and Honduras
|
| Area |
1,098,581 km sq
| 21,041 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 307 km
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| Climate |
varies with altitude; humid and tropical to cold and semiarid
| tropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to April); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands
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