United nations world factbook central intelligence agency. This mountainous country is bordered by the pacific ocean, guatemala, and honduras. San salvador is also home to the largest soccer venue in either central america or the caribbean, thanks to its seating capacity which exceeds 45,000. The world factbook 1982el salvador wikisource, the free online. Total immersion can be a very effective way to learn a language, and should be a part of any spanish learning strategy, at some point.
International relations, diplomacy and foreign assistance. One year of military service is mandatory for all male salvadoran citizens aged between 18 and 60 years old. The 1989 killings of six jesuit priests caused an outcry that led to the end of the civil war. The index measures the amount of human capital that a child born today can expect to attain by age 18, given the risks of poor health and poor. The world factbook 1982el salvador wikisource, the. Cia world fact book, 2004el salvador wikisource, the. A total ban on abortion persisted, and women were convicted of aggravated homicide after suffering miscarriages or other obstetric emergencies. It is well into its demographic transition, experiencing slower population growth.
This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. The age structure of a population affects a nations key socioeconomic issues. It has some of the most active volcanoes in the world. To combat violence, the government implemented a series of security measures. The area has a suffered from earthquakes and volcanoes for centuries, both of which have dealt the country fairly regular blows. However, in the west pacific ocean limits its further westward extensions. The world factbook 1990el salvador wikisource, the. Information is included by sex and age group as follows. It is the only country in central america that does not have a.
In english only, for now adolescent fertility rate births per 1,000 women ages 1519. A 12year 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. Cafta has bolstered the export of processed foods, sugar, and ethanol, and supported investment in the maquila sector. The city has a long history, with origins dating back to the spanish conquest of the pipil tribes. But the effects of that war are still sending migrants north. It allows you to hear, see and feel the language in action and understand the nuances and context of usage. However it still does not receive the media coverage or gets the credit and attention it truly deserves. The human capital index hci database provides data at the country level for each of the components of the human capital index as well as for the overall index, disaggregated by gender. A 12year 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. The term third world was initially used during the cold war, the first world being the united states and its allies, the second world was formed by the former soviet union and its allies and the third world was formed by countries not aligned with. Read more country profiles profiles by bbc monitoring. Love weaves itself from hundreds of threads david levithan.
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