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El Salvador
Background
El Salvador achieved independence from Spain in 1821 and from the Central American Federation in 1839. A 12-year civil war, which cost about 75,000 lives, was brought to a close in 1992 when the government and leftist rebels signed a treaty that provided for military and political reforms.

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Geography
Location:
Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and Honduras

Area:
total: 21,040 sq km
land: 20,720 sq km
water: 320 sq km

Area - Comparative:
slightly smaller than Massachusetts

Climate:
tropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to April); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands

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People
Populaiton:
6,948,073 (July 2007 est.)

Population Growth Rate:
1.699% (2007 est.)

Birth Rate:
26.13 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate:
5.6 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy:
total population: 71.78 years
male: 68.18 years
female: 75.57 years (2007 est.)

Literacy Rate:
definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 80.2%
male: 82.8%
female: 77.7% (2003 est.)

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Government
Country's Name:
Republic of El Salvador

Government Type:
republic

Capital:
San Salvador

Independence:
15 September 1821 (from Spain)

Legal System:
based on civil and Roman law with traces of common law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court

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Economy
GDP (Purchasing Power Parity):
$33.66 billion (2006 est.)

GDP Real Growth Rate:
4.2% (2006 est.)

Labor Force:
2.875 million (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate:
6% official rate; but the economy has much underemployment (2006 est.)

Population Below the Poverty Line:
35.2% (2005 est.)

Agricultural Products:
coffee, sugar, corn, rice, beans, oilseed, cotton, sorghum; beef, dairy products; shrimp

Industries:
food processing, beverages, petroleum, chemicals, fertilizer, textiles, furniture, light metals

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Communications
Telephone - Main lines in use:
1.037 million (2006)

Telephone - Cellular:
3.852 million (2006)

Radio Stations:
AM 52, FM 144, shortwave 0 (2005) 

Television Stations:
5 (1997) 

Internet Users:
637,000 (2005)

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Transportation
Airports:
65 (2007)

Railways:
total: 562 km

Roadways:
total: 10,886 km
paved: 2,827 km
unpaved: 8,059 km (2000)

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Military
Military Branches:
Salvadoran Army (ES), Salvadoran Navy (FNES), Salvadoran Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Salvadorena, FAS) (2006)

Military Service and Obligations:
18 years of age for selective compulsory military service; 16 years of age for voluntary service; 12-month service obligation (2006)

Manpower Available for Military Service:
males age 18-49: 1,391,278
females age 18-49: 1,542,323 (2005 est.)

Military Expenditures - Percent of GDP:
5% (2006)

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