Country
El Salvador Afghanistan
Leader
Population
6,090,646 30,419,928
Life Expectancy
73.690 years 49.720 years
Capital City
San Salvador Kabul
Largest city
San Salvador (population: 525,990) Kabul (population: 3,043,530)
Human Development Index
0.747 0 GDP per capita $7,600 US $1,000 US
Literacy Rate
80.2% 28.1%
Corruption Perception Index
3.9 1.5
Percentage of Women in Parliament
16.7% 25.9% Wealthiest Citizens Unemployment Rate 7.000% 35.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished except for special circumstances Legal
Political System
republic Islamic republic
Independence date
15 September 1821 (from Spain) 19 August 1919 (from UK control over Afghan foreign affairs) Religions Roman Catholic 57.1%, Protestant 21.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.9%, Mormon 0.7%, other religions 2.3%, none 16.8% (2003 est.) Sunni Muslim 80%, Shia Muslim 19%, other 1% Languages Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians) Afghan Persian or Dari (official) 50%, Pashto (official) 35%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism Exports offshore assembly exports, coffee, sugar, shrimp, textiles and apparel, gold, ethanol, chemicals, electricity opium, fruits and nuts, handwoven carpets, wool, cotton, hides and pelts, precious and semi-precious gems External Debt $12,950,000,000 $ $1,280,000,000 US Exchange Rate the US dollar became El Salvador's currency in 2001 afghanis (AFA) per US dollar - 50 (2007), 46 (2006), 47.7 (2005), 48 (2004), 49 (2003) Military Budget as percentage of GDP 0.600% 1.900% Beijing Olympics Medal Count 0 1 Location Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and Honduras Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran Area 21,041 km sq 652,230 km sq Coastline 307 km 0 km Climate tropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to April); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers
