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Country
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El Salvador | 
Djibouti |
|
Leader
|
President: Mauricio Funes
|
President: Ismael Omar Guelleh
|
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Population
|
6,090,646
| 774,389
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
73.690 years
| 61.570 years
|
|
Capital City
|
San Salvador
| Djibouti
|
|
Largest city
|
| San Salvador (population: 525,990) | Djibouti (population: 623,891) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.747
| 0.513
|
| GDP per capita |
$7,600 US
| $2,700 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
80.2%
| 67.9%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
3.9
| 3
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
16.7%
| 13.8%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
|
| Unemployment Rate |
7.000%
| 59.000%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Abolished except for special circumstances
| Abolished
|
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Political System
|
republic
| republic
|
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Independence date
|
15 September 1821 (from Spain)
| 27 June 1977 (from France)
|
| 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.)
| Muslim 94%, Christian 6%
|
| Languages |
Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians)
| French (official), Arabic (official), Somali, Afar
|
| Exports |
offshore assembly exports, coffee, sugar, shrimp, textiles and apparel, gold, ethanol, chemicals, electricity
| reexports, hides and skins, coffee (in transit)
|
| External Debt |
$12,950,000,000 $
| $812,500,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
the US dollar became El Salvador's currency in 2001
| Djiboutian francs (DJF) per US dollar - 177.71 (2007), 174.75 (2006), 177.72 (2005), 177.72 (2004), 177.72 (2003)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
0.600%
| 3.800%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and Honduras
| Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, between Eritrea and Somalia
|
| Area |
21,041 km sq
| 23,200 km sq
|
| Coastline |
307 km
| 314 km
|
| Climate |
tropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to April); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands
| desert; torrid, dry
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