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country statistics

EL SALVADOR COUNTRY PROFILE
Borders:Guatemala, Honduras
Population:7.01 million
Economy
GDP (ppp):$18.06 billion
External debt:$5.1 billion
Workforce
Agriculture:17%
Industry:17%
Services:66%
Health
Life expectancy:70 years
Infant mortality:31/1,000 live births
HIV and AIDS
Prevalence:0.70%
People living with HIV and AIDS:29,000
Number of HIV and AIDS deaths::2,200
Education
Literacy rate - total:80%
Male:82%
Femail:77%
Development ranking
Human development index country ranking:79 out of 177
Source: UNDP Human Development Report 2005 and Economic Intelligence Unit 2006. 

 

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