<P> 12.7% of Salvadorans are white . A majority of Central European immigrants in El Salvador arrived during World War II as refugees from the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Switzerland . There are also a small community of Jews, Palestinian Christians, and Arab Muslims (in particular Palestinians). </P> <P> 0.23% of the population are of full indigenous origin, the ethnic groups are Kakawira which represents 0.07% of the total country's population, then (Pipil) 0.06%, (Lenca) 0.04% and others minors groups 0.06% . Very few Amerindians have retained their customs and traditions, having over time assimilated into the dominant Mestizo / Spanish culture . </P> <P> There is a small Afro - Salvadoran that is 0.13% of the total population, with Blacks having traditionally been prevented from immigrating via government policies . </P> <P> Among the immigrant groups in El Salvador, Palestinian Christians stand out . Though few in number, their descendants have attained great economic and political power in the country, as evidenced by the election of ex-president Antonio Saca, whose opponent in the 2004 election, Schafik Handal, was also of Palestinian descent, and the flourishing commercial, industrial, and construction firms owned by this ethnic group . </P>

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