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Republic of El Salvador
República de El Salvador  (Spanish)
Motto: "Dios, Unión, Libertad" (Spanish)
English: "God, Union, Liberty"
Anthem: Himno Nacional de El Salvador
(English: "National Anthem of El Salvador")
Location of El Salvador
Capital
and largest city
San Salvador
13°41′56″N89°11′29″W / 13.69889°N 89.19139°W / 13.69889; -89.19139
Official languagesSpanish
Ethnic groups
Religion
(2017)[2]
Demonym(s)Salvadoran
Salvadorian
Salvadorean

Guanaco(a) (colloquial)
GovernmentUnitarypresidentialconstitutional republic
Nayib Bukele
Félix Ulloa
LegislatureLegislative Assembly
Independence
• Declared from Spain
15 September 1821
• Declared from the First Mexican Empire
1 July 1823
12 June 1824
• International recognition[3]
18 February 1841
Area
• Total
21,041 km2 (8,124 sq mi) (148th)
• Water (%)
1.5
Population
• 2021 estimate
6,825,935 (107th)
• Density
324.4/km2 (840.2/sq mi) (26th)
GDP (PPP)2018 estimate
• Total
$53.667 billion[4] (101st)
• Per capita
$8,388[4] (111th)
GDP (nominal)2018 estimate
• Total
$25.855 billion[4] (102nd)
• Per capita
$4,041[4] (111th)
Gini (2019)Positive decrease 38.8[5]
medium
HDI (2019)Increase 0.673[6]
medium · 124th
Currency
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
Driving sideright
Calling code+503[b]
ISO 3166 codeSV
Internet TLD.sv
  1. ^The U.S. dollar is the currency in use. [needs update] Financial information can be expressed in U.S. dollar and in Salvadoran colón, but the colón is out of circulation.[7]
  2. ^ Telephone companies (market share): Tigo (45%), Claro (25%), Movistar (24%), Digicel (5.5%), Red (0.5%).

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021


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