<item><hi format=bold>Ethnic divisions:</hi> mestizo 94%, Indian 5%, white 1%
<item><hi format=bold>Religions:</hi> Roman Catholic 75%
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<item>• <hi format=ital>note:</hi> Roman Catholic about 75%; 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
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<item><hi format=bold>Languages:</hi> Spanish, Nahua (among some Indians)
<item><hi format=bold>Literacy:</hi> age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
<item><hi format=bold>Labor force:</hi> 1.7 million (1982 est.)
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<item>• <hi format=ital>by occupation:</hi> agriculture 40%, commerce 16%, manufacturing 15%, government 13%, financial services 9%, transportation 6%, other 1%
<item>• <hi format=ital>note:</hi> shortage of skilled labor and a large pool of unskilled labor, but manpower training programs improving situation (1984 est.)