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Country
|
Cameroon | 
El Salvador |
|
Leader
|
President: Paul Biya
|
President: Mauricio Funes
|
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Population
|
20,129,878
| 6,090,646
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
54.710 years
| 73.690 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Yaounde
| San Salvador
|
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Largest city
|
| Douala (population: 1,338,080) | San Salvador (population: 525,990) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.514
| 0.747
|
| GDP per capita |
$2,300 US
| $7,600 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
67.9%
| 80.2%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
2.3
| 3.9
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
13.9%
| 16.7%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
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| Unemployment Rate |
30.000%
| 7.000%
|
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Death Penalty
|
Abolished in practice
| Abolished except for special circumstances
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Political System
|
republic; multiparty presidential regime
| republic
|
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Independence date
|
1 January 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship)
| 15 September 1821 (from Spain)
|
| Religions |
indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20%
| Roman Catholic 57.1%, Protestant 21.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.9%, Mormon 0.7%, other religions 2.3%, none 16.8% (2003 est.)
|
| Languages |
24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official)
| Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians)
|
| Exports |
crude oil and petroleum products, lumber, cocoa beans, aluminum, coffee, cotton
| offshore assembly exports, coffee, sugar, shrimp, textiles and apparel, gold, ethanol, chemicals, electricity
|
| External Debt |
$3,147,000,000 $
| $12,950,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XAF) per US dollar 438.77 (2008 est.), 493.51 (2007), 522.59 (2006), 527.47 (2005), 528.29 (2004)
| the US dollar became El Salvador's currency in 2001
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.300%
| 0.600%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
1
| 0
|
| Location |
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria
| Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and Honduras
|
| Area |
475,440 km sq
| 21,041 km sq
|
| Coastline |
402 km
| 307 km
|
| Climate |
varies with terrain, from tropical along coast to semiarid and hot in north
| tropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to April); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands
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