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Country
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El Salvador |
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Leader
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President: Mauricio Funes
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Head of state: Pope Benedict XVI
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Population
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6,090,646
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Life Expectancy
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73.690 years
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Capital City
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San Salvador
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Largest city
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| San Salvador (population: 525,990) | Vatican City (population: 921) |
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Human Development Index
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0.747
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| GDP per capita |
$7,600 US
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Literacy Rate
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80.2%
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Corruption Perception Index
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3.9
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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16.7%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
7.000%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished except for special circumstances
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Political System
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republic
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Independence date
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15 September 1821 (from Spain)
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| 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.)
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| Languages |
Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians)
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| Exports |
offshore assembly exports, coffee, sugar, shrimp, textiles and apparel, gold, ethanol, chemicals, electricity
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| External Debt |
$12,950,000,000 $
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| Exchange Rate |
the US dollar became El Salvador's currency in 2001
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
0.600%
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| Location |
Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and Honduras
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| Area |
21,041 km sq
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| Coastline |
307 km
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| Climate |
tropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to April); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands
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