| Capitale | nom: San Salvador coordonnées géographiques: 13 42 N, 89 12 W différence de temps: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: Spanish for "Holy Saviour" (referring to Jesus Christ) |
| Fête de l'Indépendance | 15 Septembre 1821 (from Spain) |
| Fête nationale | Jour De l'Indépendance, 15 Septembre (1821) |
| Constitution | history: many previous; latest drafted 16 Decembre 1983, enacted 23 Decembre 1983 amendments: proposals require agreement by absolute majority of the Legislative Assembly membership; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly; constitutional articles on basic principles, and citizen rights and freedoms cannot be amended; amended many times, last in 2018 (2018) |
| Suffrage - Age minimum de l'électeur | 18 ans; universal |
| Pouvoir exécutif | chef d'état (Président): Président Nayib Armando BUKELE Ortez (depuis 1 June 2019); Vice Président Felix Augusto Antonio ULLOA Garay (depuis 1 June 2019); note - the president is both chef d'état (Président) and chef de gouvernement (1er ministre) chef de gouvernement (1er ministre): Président Nayib Armando BUKELE Ortez (depuis 1 June 2019); Vice Président Felix Augusto Antonio ULLOA Garay (depuis 1 June 2019) cabinet: Council of Ministers selected by the president elections/appointments: president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a single 5-year term; election last held on 3 February 2019 (next to be held on February 2024) election results: Nayib Armando BUKELE Ortez elected president - Nayib Armando BUKELE Ortez (GANA) 53.1%, Carlos CALLEJA Hakker (ARENA) 31.72%, Hugo MARTINEZ (FMLN) 14.41%, other 0.77% |
Source: CIA World Factbook - Version du décembre 31, 2019
