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Country
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El Salvador |
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Leader
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President: Manuel Pinto da Costa
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President: Mauricio Funes
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Population
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183,176
| 6,090,646
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Life Expectancy
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63.490 years
| 73.690 years
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Capital City
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| San Salvador
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Largest city
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| Sao Tome (population: 53,300) | San Salvador (population: 525,990) |
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Human Development Index
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0.643
| 0.747
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| GDP per capita |
| $7,600 US
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Literacy Rate
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84.9%
| 80.2%
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Corruption Perception Index
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2.7
| 3.9
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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1.8%
| 16.7%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
| 7.000%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished
| Abolished except for special circumstances
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Political System
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republic
| republic
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Independence date
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| 15 September 1821 (from Spain)
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| Religions |
Catholic 70.3%, Evangelical 3.4%, New Apostolic 2%, Adventist 1.8%, other 3.1%, none 19.4% (2001 census)
| Roman Catholic 57.1%, Protestant 21.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.9%, Mormon 0.7%, other religions 2.3%, none 16.8% (2003 est.)
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| Languages |
Portuguese (official)
| Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians)
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| Exports |
| offshore assembly exports, coffee, sugar, shrimp, textiles and apparel, gold, ethanol, chemicals, electricity
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| External Debt |
| $12,950,000,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
| the US dollar became El Salvador's currency in 2001
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
| 0.600%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Western Africa, islands in the Gulf of Guinea, straddling the Equator, west of Gabon
| Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and Honduras
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| Area |
964 km sq
| 21,041 km sq
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| Coastline |
209 km
| 307 km
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| Climate |
tropical; hot, humid; one rainy season (October to May)
| tropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to April); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands
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