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Country
|
Mongolia | 
El Salvador |
|
Leader
|
President: Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj
|
President: Mauricio Funes
|
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Population
|
3,179,997
| 6,090,646
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
68.630 years
| 73.690 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Ulaanbaatar
| San Salvador
|
|
Largest city
|
| Ulaanbaatar (population: 844,818) | San Salvador (population: 525,990) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.72
| 0.747
|
| GDP per capita |
$4,800 US
| $7,600 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
97.8%
| 80.2%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
3
| 3.9
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
4.2%
| 16.7%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
|
| Unemployment Rate |
9.900%
| 7.000%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Legal
| Abolished except for special circumstances
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Political System
|
mixed parliamentary/presidential
| republic
|
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Independence date
|
11 July 1921 (from China)
| 15 September 1821 (from Spain)
|
| Religions |
Buddhist Lamaist 50%, Shamanist and Christian 6%, Muslim 4%, none 40% (2004)
| Roman Catholic 57.1%, Protestant 21.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.9%, Mormon 0.7%, other religions 2.3%, none 16.8% (2003 est.)
|
| Languages |
Khalkha Mongol 90%, Turkic, Russian (1999)
| Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians)
|
| Exports |
copper, apparel, livestock, animal products, cashmere, wool, hides, fluorspar, other nonferrous metals
| offshore assembly exports, coffee, sugar, shrimp, textiles and apparel, gold, ethanol, chemicals, electricity
|
| External Debt |
$1,900,000,000 $
| $12,950,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
togrog/tugriks (MNT) per US dollar - 1,170 (2007), 1,165 (2006), 1,205 (2005), 1,185.3 (2004), 1,146.5 (2003)
| the US dollar became El Salvador's currency in 2001
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.400%
| 0.600%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
4
| 0
|
| Location |
Northern Asia, between China and Russia
| Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and Honduras
|
| Area |
1,564,116 km sq
| 21,041 km sq
|
| Coastline |
0 km
| 307 km
|
| Climate |
desert; continental (large daily and seasonal temperature ranges)
| tropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to April); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands
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