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El Salvador Facts
El Salvador Facts
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Undergraduate 4
10/20/2010

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Term
What is the capital?
Definition
San Salvador
Term
Describe the climate.
Definition
Tropical with distinct wet and dry seasons
Term
The population is?
Definition
90% of the population is Mestizo.
Term
Religion?
Definition
More than half of the population is Roman Catholic.
Term
Literacy Rate?
Definition
77.6%
Term
Per capita income?
Definition
$3,547.00
Term
Main crops?
Definition
corn, sugar cane, poultry
coffee, livestock, sorghum
Term
Core foods?
Definition
rice, red beans, corn tortillas and plantains
Term
Secondary foods?
Definition
tomatoes, beef, pork, and seafood (tilapia and shrimp)
Term
food is not____?
Definition
Spicy
Term
What is Pupusa?
Definition
it's the national food
Term
First inhabitants were the?
Definition
pipil Indians (descendants of Aztecs )
Term
What happened in 1821?
Definition
d\Declared independence from Spain!
Term
What is the government?
Definition
Democratic republic
Term
President serves how many years?
Definition
Five year terms
Term
US/El Salvador relationship?
Definition
Have close relations with US
Term
Health problems?
Definition
-Malnutrition
-HIV/AIDS
Term
Modifying food habits?
Definition
Corn coffee and high sugared drinks
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