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Country
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El Salvador | 
Qatar |
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Leader
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Emir: Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifah Al Thani
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Population
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6,108,590
| 2,042,444
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Life Expectancy
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73.930 years
| 78.240 years
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Capital City
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San Salvador
| Doha
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Largest city
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| San Salvador (population: 525,990) | Doha (population: 344,939) |
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Human Development Index
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0.747
| 0.899
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| GDP per capita |
$7,700 US
| $102,800 US
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Literacy Rate
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80.2%
| 89%
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Corruption Perception Index
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3.9
| 6.5
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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16.7%
| 0%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
6.900%
| 0.500%
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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
| emirate
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Independence date
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15 September 1821 (from Spain)
| 3 September 1971 (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 77.5%, Christian 8.5%, other 14% (2004 census)
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| Languages |
Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians)
| Arabic (official), English commonly used as a second language
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| Exports |
offshore assembly exports, coffee, sugar, shrimp, textiles and apparel, gold, ethanol, chemicals, electricity
| liquefied natural gas (LNG), petroleum products, fertilizers, steel
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| External Debt |
$12,840,000,000 $
| $137,000,000,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
the US dollar became El Salvador's currency in 2001
| Qatari rials (QAR) per US dollar - 3.64 (2008 est.), 3.64 (2007), 3.64 (2006), 3.64 (2005), 3.64 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
0.600%
| 10.000%
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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, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia
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| Area |
21,041 km sq
| 11,586 km sq
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| Coastline |
307 km
| 563 km
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| Climate |
tropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to April); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands
| arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers
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