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Country
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El Salvador | 
Kuwait |
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Leader
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President: Mauricio Funes
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Emir: Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah
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Population
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6,090,646
| 2,646,314
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Life Expectancy
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73.690 years
| 77.280 years
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Capital City
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San Salvador
| Kuwait
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Largest city
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| San Salvador (population: 525,990) | As Salimiyah (population: 147,649) |
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Human Development Index
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0.747
| 0.912
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| GDP per capita |
$7,600 US
| $42,200 US
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Literacy Rate
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80.2%
| 93.3%
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Corruption Perception Index
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3.9
| 4.3
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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16.7%
| 3.1%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
NA
| Nasser Al-Kharafi & family ($8.1bn US)
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| Unemployment Rate |
7.000%
| 2.200%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished except for special circumstances
| Legal
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Political System
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republic
| constitutional emirate
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Independence date
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15 September 1821 (from Spain)
| 19 June 1961 (from UK)
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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.)
| Muslim 85% (Sunni 70%, Shia 30%), other (includes Christian, Hindu, Parsi) 15%
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| Languages |
Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians)
| Arabic (official), English widely spoken
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| Exports |
offshore assembly exports, coffee, sugar, shrimp, textiles and apparel, gold, ethanol, chemicals, electricity
| oil and refined products, fertilizers
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| External Debt |
$12,950,000,000 $
| $41,730,000,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
the US dollar became El Salvador's currency in 2001
| Kuwaiti dinars (KD) per US dollar - 0.2679 (2008 est.), 0.2844 (2007), 0.29 (2006), 0.292 (2005), 0.2947 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
0.600%
| 5.300%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and Honduras
| Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia
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| Area |
21,041 km sq
| 17,818 km sq
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| Coastline |
307 km
| 499 km
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| Climate |
tropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to April); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands
| dry desert; intensely hot summers; short, cool winters
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