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El Salvador: Background Report Emily Gordon Marcela Zablah Hallie Knight Hughes

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El Salvador:Background Report

Emily GordonMarcela ZablahHallie Knight Hughes

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Presentation Outline

Basic Information Definition of Development Health Education Economy Government Corruption Natural Disasters Crime

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Basic Information

Population: 6,071,774

Total Area: 21,041 Sq Km

Location: Bordered by the Pacific Ocean, Guatemala and Honduras

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“Development should be synonymous with

quality of life”

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“A good quality of life means not only having your basic needs

met, but being able to live free from

disease, hunger and corruption”

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Health

An unhealthy population will be unable to work, attend school, or be productive.

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Education

Education is the key to opportunities, innovation and all around improvement of the quality of life.

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Most Significant Problem Areas

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Economy

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

-6

-4

-2

0

2

4

6

8

El Salvador

Guatemala

Honduras

Chile

Real GDP Growth, U.S. Dollars

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The One-Gap

El Salvador

Chile

Guatemala

Honduras

-2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12

Gross Domestic Savings (% of GDP)

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Dependency on the U.S.

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Inequality

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Government Corruption

Chile El Salvador Guatemala Honduras0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Corruption Perception Index

20092010

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41.8

24.4

9.9

16.47.5

Why Don't You Report Crimes?- Poll- % Population

Useless

Fear of Vengeance

No Evidence

Wasn't serious

Other

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Natural Disasters

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Earthquakes:

January 13: 944 deathsFebruary 13: 315 deaths

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Hurricane Mitch:239 deaths, 135 missing

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Expenses:

Hurricane Mitch = 388 million dollars January earthquake = 1255 million dollars

February earthquake = 348.5 million dollars

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Crime

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Conclusion El Salvador is a country with a lot of

development potential

It is being held back by its economic dependency, destructive natural disasters, government corruption, and high crime rates

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Q and A