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Pipil and Mayan groups Spain Gain Independence From Spain in 1839 Mestizo 90%, White 9%, American 1% //total:// 22.88 deaths/1,000 live births //male:// 25.76 deaths/1,000 live births //female:// 19.86 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) Spanish, Nahua //definition:// age 10 and over can read and write //total population:// 80.2% //male:// 82.8% //female:// 77.7% (2003 est.) Oil El Salvador: //revenues:// $2.82 billion United States: //revenues:// $2.407 trillion Population Below Poverty Line: 35.2%
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Salvadoran’s Death in Iraq Leaves His Mother Fuming
Of all of the Latin American Countries, El Salvador the only country that is supporting America in the war in Iraq. The El Salvadoran Government is a strong supporter of the Bush Administration but are now second guessing their intentions in Iraq. There are only 380 El Salvadoran troops Iraq, but still 80% of citizens are saying that they are still making a difference in Iraq. The other percent is enforcing that the troops come home and help out with the local problems, not the world issues.

El Salvador Addresses Jail Crisis
17,000 inmates are being held it prisons which should only be housing 7,000. The government has presented a bill to free older prisoners and prisoners with terminal illnesses, but not prisoners that have committed a murder crime or other violent crimes. They don't receive a get of jail free card, they have to show evidence of good behavior during their prison term. This release of qualifying prisoners will take the overcrowding pressure off of at least 18 penal institutions.