| The World Bank gathers a wide range of social and economic data to improve understanding of the challenges faced in each of the countries it assists. Summaries | Topics | Debt  Country Summaries:Â
 Millennium Development Goals Nicaragua- targets for reductions in poverty, improvements in health and education and protection of the environment (more) Â
  El Salvador Country Data Profile - intended for cross-country comparisons. Note: May not always present the same data as the At-a-Glance tables below.
Topics:
 Gender - summary gender indicators, basic demographic data, population dynamics, and labor force structure .
 Health Nutrition Population -summary indicators for health issues.Â
 Education - data on key education topics.
 Investment Climate Snapshot - indicators of the cost of doing business by identifying specific regulations that enhance or constrain business investment, productivity, and growth.
 Starting a Business -procedures and costs associated with setting up a business in El Salvador.
 Hiring and Firing Workers- employing workers indices are based on responses to survey questions. Â
 Closing a Business - weaknesses in existing bankruptcy law and procedural and administrative bottlenecks in the bankruptcy process.
 Enforcing Contracts - assesment of contract enforcement in El Salvador.
 Getting Credit -legal rights for borrowers and lenders, and the availability and legal framework of credit registries.
Debt:
 World Bank Debt Service - debt service repayments for World Bank loans and/or credits.(about)
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 For more information see:Â
 World Development Indicators 2009  Information and selected samples from the WDI2009 publication, the World Bank's premier annual compilation of data about development.
  Main World Bank Data site
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