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List All Cities in El Salvador Listing cities El Salvador database :
Acajutla Ahuachapán Apopa Chalatenango Cojutepeque La Unión Mejicanos Nejapa San Miguel San Salvador (capital) San Vicente Santa Ana Santa Tecla Santiago de María Sonsonate Soyapango Tacuba Usulután Zacatecoluca
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Background
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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.
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Population
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6,052,064 (July 2010 est.)
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Government type
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14 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento); Ahuachapan, Cabanas, Chalatenango, Cuscatlan, La Libertad, La Paz, La Union, Morazan, San Miguel, San Salvador, San Vicente, Santa Ana, Sonsonate, Usulutan
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Administrative divisions
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republic
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Independence
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Independence Day, 15 September (1821)
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International organization participation
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three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and blue with the national coat of arms centered in the white band; the coat of arms features a round emblem encircled by the words REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA CENTRAL
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Economy - overview
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Market value of publicly traded shares
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food processing, beverages, petroleum, chemicals, fertilizer, textiles, furniture, light metals
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Agriculture - products
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-4.6% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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5.559 billion kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial production growth rate
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4.676 billion kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity - production
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7 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Oil - production
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1,927 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Internet country code
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826,000 (2008)
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