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El Salvador

The original report was published in the USA Today on Monday, October 24, 2011
Industry and Trade | North America & Caribbean | El Salvador
President Mauricio Funes of El Salvador and U.S. President B. Obama in the Oval Office.
El Salvador, Onwards and upwards
El Salvador’s progress has been endorsed by U.S. President Obama, and the Partnership for Growth will accelerate the nation’s development
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Finance | North America & Caribbean | El Salvador
Banking on growth
The president of El Salvador’s central bank has confidence in his country’s economy, and its people
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Industry and Trade | North America & Caribbean | El Salvador
Exporting a taste of home
Salvadorans living in the U.S. send large amounts of money ‘back home’ – but also make a ready market for brands ready to cater to their tastes
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Industry and Trade | North America & Caribbean | El Salvador
Transportation services with a technical edge
Equidistant between Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, El Salvador offers an ideal transportation point in Central America
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Education | North America & Caribbean | El Salvador
Training El Salvador's leaders of the future
An educated workforce able to compete in increasingly global and technological markets is crucial for poverty reduction and economic growth in emerging economies.
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Tourism & Culture | North America & Caribbean | El Salvador
Minister for Tourism, Jose Napoleon Duarte Duran discusses his country's potential as a holiday destination
Tourism contributes to about 7 per cent towards the GDP and employs 6 per cent of the workforce in El Salvador, but there is still potential to grow.
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Tourism & Culture | North America & Caribbean | El Salvador
One of our goals is that the country achieve worldwide recognition as a travel destination because we are an undiscovered destination.
An undiscovered world awaits
The unspoilt nature of El Salvador represents an opportunity for its tourism
industry... and for holidaymakers
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Industry and Trade | North America & Caribbean | El Salvador
Hugo Martinez, Foreign Minister and Chancellor of the Republic of El Salvador
Winning the battle
El Salvador knows it must sustain its successful efforts to increase security in order to attract further investment
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Industry and Trade | North America & Caribbean | El Salvador
A helping hand
The Partnership for Growth is one of many initiatives aimed at aiding El Salvador’s development
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Industry and Trade | North America & Caribbean | El Salvador
Ing. D. Alfonso Molina Portillo, Executive Director of Embotelladora La Cascada
The original taste of El Salvador
Despite competition from imitators, Embotelladora La Cascada plans to make its mark in the U.S.
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Education | North America & Caribbean | El Salvador
Plenty of hard work ahead
From a miserably low starting point of widespread illiteracy and truancy, El Salvador is slowly winning the battle to equip its people for the modern world
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Energy | North America & Caribbean | El Salvador
Dr. Luz Estrella Rodriguez, VP of ALBA Petroleos and Mayor of Apopa
Lower oil prices and higher living standards
ALBA Petroleos is changing the petroleum industry in El Salvador by bringing
fairer oil prices and social benefits
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Industry and Trade | North America & Caribbean | El Salvador
Creativity conquers new markets
A dynamic financial and pro-business environment has attracted greater investment, entrepreneurial development and increased import-export activity, particularly with the U.S.
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United World

LOCATION:
Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and Honduras

POPULATION:
6,071,774 (July 2011 est.)
Country comparison to the world: 107

CAPITAL:
Name: San Salvador

AREA:
Total: 21,041 sq km
country comparison to the world: 153

AREA - comparative:
Slightly smaller than Massachusetts

CLIMATE:
Tropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to April); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands

GDP - composition by sector:
agriculture: 11%
industry: 29.7%
services: 59.3% (2010 est.)

AGRICULTURE - products:
coffee, sugar, corn, rice, beans, oilseed, cotton, sorghum; beef, dairy products

INDUSTRIES:
food processing, beverages, petroleum, chemicals, fertilizer, textiles, furniture, light metals

EXPORTS:
$4.547 billion (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 112
$3.861 billion (2009 est.)

EXPORTS - commodities:
offshore assembly exports, coffee, sugar, textiles and apparel, gold, ethanol, chemicals, electricity, iron and steel manufactures

EXPORTS - partners:
US 43.5%, Guatemala 14.2%, Honduras 13.6%, Nicaragua 5.6% (2010)