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Country
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El Salvador | 
Mauritania |
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Leader
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President: Mauricio Funes
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President: Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz
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Population
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6,090,646
| 3,359,185
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Life Expectancy
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73.690 years
| 61.530 years
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Capital City
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San Salvador
| Nouakchott
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Largest city
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| San Salvador (population: 525,990) | Nouakchott (population: 661,400) |
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Human Development Index
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0.747
| 0.557
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| GDP per capita |
$7,600 US
| $2,200 US
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Literacy Rate
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80.2%
| 51.2%
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Corruption Perception Index
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3.9
| 2.8
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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16.7%
| 19.9%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
7.000%
| 30.000%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished except for special circumstances
| Abolished in practice
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Political System
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republic
| military junta
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Independence date
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15 September 1821 (from Spain)
| 28 November 1960 (from France)
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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 100%
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| Languages |
Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians)
| Arabic (official and national), Pulaar, Soninke, Wolof (all national languages), French, Hassaniya
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| Exports |
offshore assembly exports, coffee, sugar, shrimp, textiles and apparel, gold, ethanol, chemicals, electricity
| iron ore, fish and fish products, gold, copper, petroleum
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| External Debt |
$12,950,000,000 $
| $2,816,000,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
the US dollar became El Salvador's currency in 2001
| ouguiyas (MRO) per US dollar - NA (2007), 271.3 (2006), 267.04 (2005), 265.8 (2004), 263.03 (2003)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
0.600%
| 5.500%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and Honduras
| Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal and Western Sahara
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| Area |
21,041 km sq
| 1,030,700 km sq
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| Coastline |
307 km
| 754 km
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| Climate |
tropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to April); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands
| desert; constantly hot, dry, dusty
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