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GeographyLocation: Middle America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and Honduras
Area: Land boundaries: total 545 km, Guatemala 203 km, Honduras 342 km Coastline: 307 km
PeoplePopulation: 5,870,481 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 2.02% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 32.39 births/1,000 population Death rate: 6.19 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: -5.96 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 38.9 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 3.69 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: mestizo 94%, Indian 5%, white 1% Religions: Roman Catholic 75% Languages: Spanish, Nahua (among some Indians)
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
Government
Names:
Type: republic Capital: San Salvador Independence: 15 September 1821 (from Spain) Constitution: 20 December 1983
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $9.8 billion National product real growth rate: 5% National product per capita: $1,710 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 10% Unemployment rate: 6.7%
Electricity:
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| The volunteer staff of the 1996 Olympic Games totaled 50,152. They worked an estimated 850,000 shifts. |