 El Salvador
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
13 50 N, 88 55 W |
| 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 |
| Population |
6,948,073 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians) |
| Imports |
raw materials, consumer goods, capital goods, fuels, foodstuffs, petroleum, electricity |
| Exports |
offshore assembly exports, coffee, sugar, shrimp, textiles, chemicals, electricity |
| Hazards |
known as the Land of Volcanoes; frequent and sometimes destructive earthquakes and volcanic activity; extremely susceptible to hurricanes |
| Resources |
hydropower, geothermal power, petroleum, arable land |
| Geography |
smallest Central American country and only one without a coastline on Caribbean Sea |
| Nationality |
noun: Salvadoran(s) adjective: Salvadoran |
| Capital |
name: San Salvador geographic coordinates: 13 42 N, 89 12 W time difference: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Internet Country Code |
.sv |
| Internet Users |
637,100 (2005) |
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