El Salvador: Summary
Demographics |
Economy
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Geography |
Water |
| Population:
6.7 million Languages: Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians) Religions: Roman Catholic 83% Ethnic Groups: mestizo 90%, Amerindian 1%, white 9% Life Expectancy: Male: 67; Female: 73 Human Development Index (2005): Value: 0.72; Rank: 104 Literacy Rate: Male: 82.40%; Female: 77.10% Gross Enrolment Ratio (2003): Male: 68%; Female: 67% |
Monetary Unit:
US dollar (USD) Exchange Rate: The US dollar is the legal tender GDP per capita: $4,800 (2003 est.) GDP % growth: 2.1 (2001–2002) GDP per capita % growth: 2.3 (1990–2002) Growth Competitiveness Index (2005): Value: 3.86; Rank: 56 Corruption Perceptions Index (2005): Value: 4.20; Rank: 51 |
Capital City:
San Salvador Area: 21,040 sq.km Mean Temperature: 24.4 celcius Mean Precipitation: 5.1 mm/day Mean vapour pressure: 22.0 hPa Mean cloud cover: 44.0% |
Percentage
of population with access to safe drinking water: 82% Percentage of population with access to sanitation: 63% Natural Renewable Water Resources: 3,872 cubic metres per capita (**) The Natural Renewable Water Resources (NRWR) of a country include its Internal Renewable Water Resources plus or minus the flows of surface or ground water (usually rivers) entering or leaving the country. *: <=1,000 cubic metres per capita **: >1,000 - 5,000 cubic metres per capita ***: >5,000 - 50,000 cubic metres per capita ****:>50,000 cubic metres per capita |
Geologic Disasters |
Natural Disasters
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| Average annual impacts
(1980-2005): Number killed: 87.77 Number injured: 9,711.54 Number made homeless: 1,081.65 Number affected: 92,146.19 |
Average annual impacts
(1980-2005): Number killed: 153.50 Number injured: 9,788.46 Number made homeless: 1,773.96 Number affected: 121,637.50 |
| Average annual impacts per
million
population (1980-2005): Number killed: 13.18 Number injured: 1,458.70 Number made homeless: 162.47 Number affected: 13,840.57 |
Average annual impacts per
million
population (1980-2005): Number killed: 23.06 Number injured: 1,470.25 Number made homeless: 266.45 Number affected: 18,270.23 |
| Damage costs (1980-2005): Average annual costs: US$ 110,711,538 Average annual costs (% GDP): 0.77% Average annual costs (% GDP per 100,000 km2 land area): 3.52% |
Damage costs (1980-2005): Average annual costs: US$ 151,330,769 Average annual costs (% GDP): 1.05% Average annual costs (% GDP per 100,000 km2 land area): 4.82% |
| Most significant disaster type by: Number killed: Earthquake Number affected: Earthquake Damage costs: Earthquake |
Most significant disaster type by: Number killed: Earthquake Number affected: Earthquake Damage costs: Earthquake |
| Key events: Earthquake (Mag. 7.5) - 10/10/1986: Deaths - 1,100; Injured - 20,000; Homeless - 250,000; Total affected - 770,000; Damage costs $1,030,000,000 Earthquake (Mag. 7.4) - 13/1/2001: Deaths - 844; Injured - 4,723; Homeless - 0; Total affected - 1,334,529; Damage costs $1,500,000,000 |
Key events: Earthquake (Mag. 7.5) - 10/10/1986: Deaths - 1,100; Injured - 20,000; Homeless - 250,000; Total affected - 770,000; Damage costs $1,030,000 Earthquake (Mag. 7.4) - 13/1/2001: Deaths - 844; Injured - 4,723; Homeless - 0; Total affected - 1,334,529; Damage costs $1,500,000 |
Hydro-meteorological Disasters |
Natural Disaster Economic Losses
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| Average annual impacts
(1980-2005): Number killed: 46.73 Number injured: 76.92 Number made homeless: 692.31 Number affected: 26,816.27 |
Mean annual damage costs
(1980-2005): US$ 151,330,769 per year 1.05% of (2004) GDP per year 4.82% of (2004) GDP per year per 100,000 km2 land area |
| Average annual impacts per
million
population (1980-2005): Number killed: 7.02 Number injured: 11.55 Number made homeless: 103.99 Number affected: 4,027.87 |
Damage costs by disaster type
(1980-2005): Drought - 1%; Earthquake - 73%; Flood - 7%; Wind Storm - 19% |
| Damage costs (1980-2005): Average annual costs: US$ 40,619,231 Average annual costs (% GDP): 0.28% Average annual costs (% GDP per 100,000 km2 land area): 1.29% |
Key events: Earthquake (Mag. 7.4) - 13/1/2001: Deaths - 844; Injured - 4,723; Homeless - 0; Total affected - 1,334,529; Damage costs $1,500,000,000 Earthquake (Mag. 7.5) - 10/10/1986: Deaths - 1,100; Injured - 20,000; Homeless - 250,000; Total affected - 770,000; Damage costs $1,030,000,000 |
| Most significant disaster type by: Number killed: Flood Number affected: Drought Damage costs: Wind Storm |
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| Key events: Flood - 17/9/1982: Deaths - 500; Injured - 18,000; Homeless - 0; Total affected - 68,000; Damage costs $280,000,000 Wind Storm (Hurricane Mitch) - 25/10/1998: Deaths - 475; Injured - 0; Homeless - 0; Total affected - 84,000; Damage costs $388,100,000 |
Background: |
| El Salvador achieved independence from Spain in
1821
and from the
Central American Federation in 1839. A 12-year civil war, which cost
about 75,000 lives, was brought to a close in 1992 when the government
and leftist rebels signed a treaty that provided for military and
political reforms. https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/fields/2028.html |
Resources:
CIA World FactbookMaplecroft.NET Limited
EM-DAT (2006)
UNICEF/ WHO (2004)
World Bank (2005)
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