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  1. Date of Independence: September 15, 1821
  2. Date of Current Constitution: December 20, 1983
  3. Population: 5,839,079 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 8,124 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: San Salvador
  6. Form of Government: republic
  7. Main Industries: food and beverages, textiles, petroleum products, tobacco
  8. Agriculture: coffee, sugar, corn
  9. Natural Resources: hydroelectric potential, arable land, petroleum
  10. Currency: colon 
  11. GDP:  $17.5 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per capita: $3,000 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Spanish (official)
  14. Religions: Christian (Roman Catholic, Protestant denominations)
  15. Literacy Rate: 72%
  16. Life Expectancy:    67 years (male)
  17.                 74 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 26 per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 6 per 1,000 population