Republic of El Salvador

Capital: San Salvador

Total Area: 8,123.59 sq mi, 21,040.00 sq km, (slightly smaller than Massachusetts)

Population: 6,237,662 (July 2001 est.)

Estimated Population in 2050: 12,039,149

Languages: Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians)

Literacy: 71.5% total, 73.5% male, 69.8% female (1995 est.)

Religions: Roman Catholic 86% note: there is extensive activity by Protestant groups throughout the country; by the end of 1992, there were an estimated 1 million Protestant evangelicals in El Salvador

Life Expectancy: 66.43 male, 73.81 female (2001 est.)

Government Type: republic

Currency: 1 Salvadoran colon (C) = 100 centavos

GDP (per capita): $4,000 (2000 est.)

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

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

Arable Land: 27%

Natural Resources: hydropower, geothermal power, petroleum, arable land

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