Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II Prime minister: Portia Simpson-Miller
Population
6,090,646
2,889,187
Life Expectancy
73.690 years
73.430 years
Capital City
San Salvador
Kingston
Largest city
San Salvador (population: 525,990)
Kingston (population: 937,700)
Human Development Index
0.747
0.771
GDP per capita
$7,600 US
$9,100 US
Literacy Rate
80.2%
87.9%
Corruption Perception Index
3.9
3.1
Percentage of Women in Parliament
16.7%
13.6%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
7.000%
12.700%
Death Penalty
Abolished except for special circumstances
Legal
Political System
republic
constitutional parliamentary democracy
Independence date
15 September 1821 (from Spain)
6 August 1962 (from UK)
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.)
Protestant 62.5% (Seventh-Day Adventist 10.8%, Pentecostal 9.5%, Other Church of God 8.3%, Baptist 7.2%, New Testament Church of God 6.3%, Church of God in Jamaica 4.8%, Church of God of Prophecy 4.3%, Anglican 3.6%, other Christian 7.7%), Roman Catholic 2.6%, other or unspecified 14.2%, none 20.9%, (2001 census)
