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Republic of El Salvador

National name: República de El Salvador

President: Francisco Guillermo Flores Pérez (1999)

Area: 8,260 sq. mi. (21,040 sq. km)

Population (1999 est.): 5,839,079 (average annual rate of natural increase: 2%); birth rate: 26.2/1000; infant mortality rate: 28.4/1000; density per sq. mi.: 707

Capital and largest city (1993 est.): San Salvador, 972,810

Other large cities (1993 est.): Santa Ana, 208,322; San Miguel, 161,156; Zacatecoluca, 81,035

Monetary unit: Colón

Language: Spanish

Ethnicity/race: mestizo 94%, Indian 5%, white 1%

Religion: Roman Catholic

Literacy rate: 73%

Economic summary: GDP/PPP (1998 est.): $17.5 billion; $3,000 per capita. Real growth rate: 3.7%. Inflation: 2.6%. Unemployment: 7.7% (1997 est.). Arable land: 27%. Agriculture: coffee, sugarcane, corn, rice, beans, oilseed, cotton, sorghum; beef, dairy products; shrimp. Labor force: 2.26 million (1997 est.); agriculture, 40%; commerce, 16%; manufacturing, 15%; government, 13%; financial services, 9%; transportation, 6%; other, 1%. Industry: food processing, beverages, petroleum, chemicals, fertilizer, textiles, furniture, light metals. Natural resources: hydropower, geothermal power, petroleum. Exports: $1.96 billion (f.o.b., 1997 est.): coffee, sugar, shrimp, textiles. Imports: $3.5 billion (c.i.f., 1997 est.): raw materials, consumer goods, capital goods, fuels. Major trading partners: U.S., Guatemala, Germany, Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Venezuela, Japan.

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