El Salvador

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El Salvador
Misc
Country CodeSV
Geography
Area (sq km)21,041
Coastline (km)307
Highest Point (m)2,730 (Cerro El Pital)
Average Elevation (m)442
People
Population6,187,271
Median Age27.60
Growth Rate0.25 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)16.10
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)5.80
Urban Population72.00 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth20.80
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)54.00
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)16.30
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)6.80 %
Physicians (per 1,000 people)1.57
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)1.30
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)24.60 %
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)3.80 %
School life (years)12
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)10.10 %
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)51.170 billion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)2.30 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)8,000
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)14.90 %

See Also

Central America
Central America is a region found in the southern tip of North America and is sometimes defined as a subcontinent of the Americas.