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Country
|
Nigeria | 
El Salvador |
|
Leader
|
President: Goodluck Jonathan
|
President: Mauricio Funes
|
|
Population
|
170,123,740
| 6,090,646
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
52.050 years
| 73.690 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Abuja
| San Salvador
|
|
Largest city
|
| Lagos (population: 9,000,000) | San Salvador (population: 525,990) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.499
| 0.747
|
| GDP per capita |
$2,600 US
| $7,600 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
68%
| 80.2%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
2.7
| 3.9
|
|
Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
7.3%
| 16.7%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
Aliko Dangote ($2.5bn US)
| NA
|
| Unemployment Rate |
21.000%
| 7.000%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Legal
| Abolished except for special circumstances
|
| |
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Political System
|
federal republic
| republic
|
|
Independence date
|
1 October 1960 (from UK)
| 15 September 1821 (from Spain)
|
| Religions |
Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10%
| 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 (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani
| Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians)
|
| Exports |
petroleum and petroleum products 95%, cocoa, rubber
| offshore assembly exports, coffee, sugar, shrimp, textiles and apparel, gold, ethanol, chemicals, electricity
|
| External Debt |
$10,430,000,000 $
| $12,950,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
nairas (NGN) per US dollar - 117.8 (2008 est.), 127.46 (2007), 127.38 (2006), 132.59 (2005), 132.89 (2004)
| the US dollar became El Salvador's currency in 2001
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.500%
| 0.600%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
4
| 0
|
| Location |
Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon
| Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and Honduras
|
| Area |
923,768 km sq
| 21,041 km sq
|
| Coastline |
853 km
| 307 km
|
| Climate |
varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north
| tropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to April); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands
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