Country ChooserCountry InformationEl Salvador![]() Standards
Road Traffic:right side
Electricity:
Voltage:115V
Frequency:60 Hz
Plug types:, C, D, E, F, G, I, J, L,
TV Systems:
System:NTSC M
DVD-Region: 4
Geography
Bordering countries:
Location:
Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and Honduras
Area:
total: 21,040 sq km
land: 20,720 sq km
water: 320 sq km
Climate:
tropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to April); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands
Terrain:
mostly mountains with narrow coastal belt and central plateau
Economy
GDP: $33.2 billion (2006 est.)
GDP growth rate: 4% (2006 est.)
GDP per capita: $4,900 (2006 est.)
Inflation rate: 4.3% (2006 est.)
Currency: US dollar (USD)
Exchange rates:
8.75 (2006), the US dollar became El Salvador's currency in 2001
People
Population: 6,822,378 (July 2006 est.)
Growth rate: 1.72% (2006 est.)
Religions:
note: there is extensive activity by Protestant groups throughout the country; by the end of 1992, there were an estimated 1 million Protestant evangelicals in El Salvador
Languages:
Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians)
Government
Capital:
name: San Salvador
time difference: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Independence:
15 September 1821 (from Spain)
Note: Information on El Salvador was mainly sourced from CIA's World Factbook and may represent an American point of view. To learn more about El Salvador, please visit one of the links below.
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