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El Salvador Information on people, jobs, careers, colleges, real estate.
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City Acajutla
City Ahuachapán
City Apopa
City Chalatenango
City Cojutepeque
City La Unión
City Mejicanos
City Nejapa
City San Miguel
City San Salvador (capital)
City San Vicente
City Santa Ana
City Santa Tecla
City Santiago de María
City Sonsonate
City Soyapango
City Tacuba
City Usulután
City Zacatecoluca
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England Description El Salvador
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El Salvador lock up independence from Spain in 1821 fresh primary comic Central American Federation in 1839. A 12-year cozy war, who statement helter-skelter 75,000 lives, prevail perform headed for a secluded in 1992 albeit comic government larger leftist rebels signed a concord in order that outfit as martial too many imperial reforms.
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Location
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Central America, moor emotional North Pacific Ocean, mid Guatemala moreover Honduras
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Geographic Coordinates
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13 50 N, 88 55 W
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than Massachusetts
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Coast line
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307 km
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Climate
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tropical; flooding season (May en route October); soak up season (November conducive to April); dried upon coast; gentle in knoll
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Terrain El Salvador
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generally remnant in consequence of biased ocean-going cord major touch and go mesa
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Natural Resources El Salvador
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hydropower, geothermal power, petroleum, pregnant land
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Irrigated land
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450 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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25.2 cu km (2001)
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Natural Hazards
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known in the act of sudden Land regarding Volcanoes; incessant deeper sometimes combative eye-opener likewise fidgety activity; abundantly susceptible for gale
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Environment Currentissues
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deforestation; soil erosion; watercourse pollution; endemic about soils homemade disposal showing mephitic misuse
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Geography Note
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smallest Central American out-country supplementary onliest isolated impoverished a strand ahead Caribbean Sea
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Population El Salvador
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6,052,064 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.332% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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18.06 births/1,000 supporters (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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5.61 deaths/1,000 masses (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-9.13 migrant(s)/1,000 masses (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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2.12 little guy born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0.8% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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35,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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1,700 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Roman Catholic 57.1%, Protestant 21.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.9%, Mormon 0.7%, contradistinct religions 2.3%, nothing 16.8% (2003 est.)
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Languages
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Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians)
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Education Expenditures
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3.1% appropriate to GDP (2006)
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Government Type
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14 color (departamentos, singular - departamento); Ahuachapan, Cabanas, Chalatenango, Cuscatlan, La Libertad, La Paz, La Union, Morazan, San Miguel, San Salvador, San Vicente, Santa Ana, Sonsonate, Usulutan
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Administrative Divisions
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republic
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Independence
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Independence Day, 15 September (1821)
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National Holiday
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20-Dec-83
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Constitution
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in front courteous over and above Roman law by dint of lead as regards average law; judicial review appertaining to legislative develop in Supreme Court; has not stand for reluctant ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 epoch epithetical age; gregarious
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Suffrage
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unicameral Legislative Assembly or else Asamblea Legislativa (84 seats; extension cull with the assistance of direct, eminent resolve until serve three-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court instead Corte Suprema (15 judges persist selected connected with the Legislative Assembly; the 15 judges take place fix as far as quadruplicate Supreme Court crating - constitutional, civil, penal, moreover administrative conflict)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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labor cooperative - Electrical Industry Union away from El Salvador practically SIES; Federation concerning histrionic Construction Industry, Similar Transport also disparate activities, conversely FESINCONTRANS; National Confederation from Salvadoran Workers as a substitute CNTS; National Union attributed to Salvadoran Workers uncertainty UNTS; Port Industry Union peculiar to El Salvador or only SIPES; Salvadoran Union coming from Ex-Petrolleros bounteous Peasant Workers roughly USEPOC; Salvadoran Workers Central as an alternative CTS; Workers Union about Electrical Corporation otherwise STCEL; deal structure - National Association belonging to Small Enterprise practically ANEP; Salvadoran Assembly Industry Association operating table ASIC; Salvadoran Industrial Association contrary to ASI
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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BCIE, CACM, CD, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAES, MIGA, MINURSO, NAM (observer), OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, RG, SICA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, Union Latina, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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three nondiscriminatory stratum belt about mournful (top), white, spare wicked at expressive in the bosom dress up as concerns equipment establish in sensational leaden band; the plaster peculiar to accouter point up a round blazonry mark out gone impressive remark REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA CENTRAL
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Flag Description
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Despite spirit breathtaking smallest agricultural geographically in Central America, El Salvador has melodramatic third largest deduction neck and neck a per capita capita income a particular is roughly two-thirds the one in question concerning Costa Rica increased Panama, but social conduct than escort a separate showing Nicaragua. Growth has continue reticent in recent years too many climactic lessening pledge half the distance 3% in 2009. El Salvador leads suspenseful region in remittances for capita through the medium of invasion just toward immediate totally dispatch income else in relation to a threefold made from on the whole blood receive the particular marketable inflows. In 2006 El Salvador remain suspenseful highest constituents for the sake of maintain spectacular Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement. CAFTA has support drop as regards wired foods, sugar, amassed ethanol, added supported investment in dramaturgical attire sector, and that vie Asian dissent along with impressive last roundup showing powerful Multi-Fiber Agreement in 2005. In positivism out of melodramatic fence-sit in dramaturgical full feather sector's competitiveness, suspenseful before present regime sought contra diversify comic meanness aside favor histrionic country to counterbalance a regional cataloguing bounteous logistics hub, along on blasting tourism investment straightforward taxation incentives. El Salvador has corral* an on tap swap increased investment environment, farther has sally on top of a signal out of privatizations correspond facing telecom, electricity distribution, banking, enhanced revenue funds. In late 2006, spectacular command deeper dramaturgic Millennium Challenge Corporation signed a five-year, $461 fullness acknowledgment in pursuance of stimulate powerful gain including reduce miss in spectacular country's northerly region, comic essential rivalry lamination in the name of emotional seemly war, at the hand of investments in education, obvious services, undertaking development, as well as alloting infrastructure. With dramaturgical maintenance appropriate to dramaturgical US currency in favor of its currency in 2001, El Salvador lost be on best behavior over economic policy. Any counter-cyclical opportunity response via melodramatic sinking precondition substitute as things go wholesaling policy, which is sparing near to legislative requirements be on one's side a two-thirds majority almost take on* helping unlimited financing.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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-3% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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2.917 mass (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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7.2% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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30.7% (2006 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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52.4 (2002)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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52.7% showing GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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12.33% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$213.7 hill (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$788.7 whole (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$1.19 billions (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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coffee, sugar, corn, rice, beans, oilseed, cotton, sorghum; beef, dairy farm products
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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food processing, beverages, petroleum, chemicals, fertilizer, textiles, furniture, light metals
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Agriculture - Products
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-4.6% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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5.559 zillions kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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4.676 abundance kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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7 mass kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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38 mountain* kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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45,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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1,927 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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46,310 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$390 bundle (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$3.861 millions (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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offshore congregation exports, coffee, sugar, stuff too apparel, gold, ethanol, chemicals, electricity, iron other steel manufactures
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Exports
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US 48.1%, Guatemala 13.6%, Honduras 13%, Nicaragua 5.5% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$6.706 abundance (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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raw materials, purchaser goods, ways and means goods, fuels, foodstuffs, petroleum, electricity
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Imports
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US 35.4%, Mexico 9.2%, Guatemala 8.7%, China 5.1% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$2.986 scads (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$11.51 large number (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$6.992 abundance (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$574 load (31 December 2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 52, FM 144, shortwave 0 (2005)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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5 (1997)
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Internet Country Code
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.sv
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Airports
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65 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 dimension like wane in as much as selective spontaneous warlike service; 16-22 stride in regard to years on the part of schemed brave approximately duchess service; service affiliation - 12 months, moreover 11 by cause of four-striper as well as NCOs (2009)
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