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Language:
Spanish (100%)
Nahua (2nd language among some Amerindians) |
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Population:
7,185,218 (July 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 99 |
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Ethnic groups:
mestizo 90% (mixed indigenous & European), white 9%, Amerindian 1% |
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Religions:
Roman Catholic 57.1%, Protestant 21.2%, other religions 4.9%, none 16.8% (2003 est.) |
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Area:
total: 21,041 sq km
country comparison to the world: 153
land: 20,721 sq km
water: 320 sq km
US State size and shape comparison: Massachusetts |
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Climate:
tropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to April); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands |
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Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Cerro El Pital 2,730 m |
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Infant mortality rate:
total: 21.52 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 100
(100 countries have a worse rate; 123 countries have a better rate; US rank: 180) |
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Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne (usually insect) diseases: dengue fever
water contact disease: leptospirosis (2009) |
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Economy:
Currency: $ (US Dollar )
GDP - per capita (PPP):
$6,000 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 134
Population below poverty line:
30.7% (2006 est.) |
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GDP - composition by sector (2009 est.):
agriculture: 11.1%
industry: 28.2%
services: 60.7% (street vendors, servants, day-labor) |
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Snap-shots of El Salvador, L->R:
Land of volcanoes (Santa Ana eruption in 2006)
Flag of El Salvador and map, the small red country in the heart of Central America with the Pacific Ocean to the south and mountains to the north
A child soldier in the civil war 1980-1992
Picking coffee, the largest crop |
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