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Geography, demographics, economy, history, and government (see also Research) - Form of government:
- Population: 5,839,079 (44% urban)
- Total area: 21,393 sq. km
- Languages: Spanish (official)
- Religions: Christianity (Roman Catholic 75%)
- Per capita GDP: $3,000 p.a.
- Exports: $1.26 bn; coffee, paper products, sugar cane, shrimps
- Literacy: 71.5%
- Life expectancy: 70.02 years ( 73.5 f, 66.7 m)
Sources
- [CIA World Factbook] country data - El Salvador
- [U.S. State Department] [Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs] background notes - El Salvador
- [U.S. Library of Congress] country study - El Salvador
- [OneWorld.net] country database - El Salvador - news articles selected from around the world
- [Nation by Nation] country data - El Salvador - facts, government, geography, history, human rights, people
- E-Conflict World Encyclopedia - El Salvador - national anthem, flag, map, people, economy, geography, government, defence,
news and weather
- [World Skip] country data - El Salvador
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(Click on map to go to surrounding locations)
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Portals, indexes, guides, searchers, phone directories
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Executive, legislature, judiciary, ministries, departments, agencies, and commissions
- Governments on the WWW - El Salvador - comprehensive database of governmental institutions - parliaments, ministries,
offices, law courts, embassies, etc
- Department of Technological & Scientific Development (Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología)
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Human rights & civil liberties, humanitarian aid, political parties, activism, environment, and labour
- Asociación Infocentros - portal that contributes to national democratic rights and access to the means of generating, publishing
and interchanging information
- Comité de Familiares de Víctimas de las Violaciones de Derechos Humanos de El Salvador (CODEFAM) (Committee of
Relatives of Victims of Human Rights Violations in El Salvador) (San Salvador) - attempts to liberate political prisoners and
discover the fate of those who have disappeared by investigating prison conditions and allegations of torture and disappearances
- Conectandonos al Futuro de El Salvador - development of a national strategy for building a learning society in El Salvador, by
studying obstacles and advantages to creating pilot projects
- FINCA El Salvador (office in San Salvador) - The Foundation for International Community Assistance (USA) provides financial
services (small loans, Village Banking) to the worlds poorest families so they can create their own jobs, raise household
incomes, and improve their standard of living, delivering these services through a global network of locally managed,
self-supporting institutions
- Funsalprodese - contributes to the excluded social sector to improve quality of life and impel sustainable human development
equitably, through the exchange of knowledge, formation and promotion of citizen participation, and efficient administration of
resources
- SHARE Foundation (San Salvador) - connects 44 sister parishes and communities in the United States with urban parishes and
rural communities in El Salvador as a means of empowering impoverished and marginalized Salvadoran communities as they
seek long-term, sustainable solutions to the problems of poverty, underdevelopment and social injustice
- VVAF (Vietnam Vets of America) in El Salvador - provides technical support, training, and funding to the Organization for the
Promotion of Disabled Persons of El Salvador (PODES), a rehabilitation facility and manufacturer of orthopedic devices for
landmine victims
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Education, health & public safety, religion, women, children & youth, and associations & societies
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Ethnicity, language, the arts, history & heritage, performance, costume, and literature
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Associations, competitions, leisure, and hobbies
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Guides & advice, accommodation, attractions, transport, agents, and organisers
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Statistics, government, economy, geography, demography, and society
- Essential data:
- [CIA World Factbook] country data - El Salvador
- Social development:
- Banco Central de Reserva
- [U.S. Refugee Committee] World Refugee Survey country report - El Salvador
- Human rights:
- [International Lesbian and Gay Association] [Country Survey - El Salvador] - information for those working to promote lesbian,
gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) rights
- Governance:
- Governments on the WWW - El Salvador - comprehensive database of governmental institutions - parliaments, ministries,
offices, law courts, embassies, etc
- [CIA Library] [Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members] - El Salvador
- [Political Resources] - El Salvador
- [World Audit.org] national statistics and reports - El Salvador - national statistics and reports from Freedom House,
Transparency International, Amnesty International, the International Commission of Jurists and others
- [ElectionWorld.org] election results in El Salvador
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Newspapers & magazines, journals, television & radio, publishing, and entertainment
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Resourcing, manufacturing, distribution, trade, and regulation of goods and services
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Banking, investment, insurance, stockmarkets, and market regulation
- Banco Central de Reserva (central bank)
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