Country
Namibia El Salvador
Leader
Population
2,165,828 6,090,646
Life Expectancy
52.170 years 73.690 years
Capital City
Windhoek San Salvador
Largest city
Windhoek (population: 268,132) San Salvador (population: 525,990)
Human Development Index
0.634 0.747 GDP per capita $7,500 US $7,600 US
Literacy Rate
85% 80.2%
Corruption Perception Index
4.5 3.9
Percentage of Women in Parliament
26.9% 16.7% Wealthiest Citizens Unemployment Rate 51.200% 7.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished Abolished except for special circumstances
Political System
republic republic
Independence date
21 March 1990 (from South African mandate) 15 September 1821 (from Spain) Religions Christian 80% to 90% (Lutheran 50% at least), indigenous beliefs 10% to 20% 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 English 7% (official), Afrikaans common language of most of the population and about 60% of the white population, German 32%, indigenous languages 1% (includes Oshivambo, Herero, Nama) Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians) Exports diamonds, copper, gold, zinc, lead, uranium; cattle, processed fish, karakul skins offshore assembly exports, coffee, sugar, shrimp, textiles and apparel, gold, ethanol, chemicals, electricity External Debt $4,537,000,000 $ $12,950,000,000 US Exchange Rate Namibian dollars (NAD) per US dollar - 7.75 (2008 est.), 7.18 (2007), 6.7649 (2006), 6.3593 (2005), 6.4597 (2004) the US dollar became El Salvador's currency in 2001 Military Budget as percentage of GDP 3.700% 0.600% Beijing Olympics Medal Count Location Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and South Africa Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and Honduras Area 824,292 km sq 21,041 km sq Coastline 1,572 km 307 km Climate desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic tropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to April); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands
