| Republic of El Salvador3 República de El Salvador (Spanish) |
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Motto: "Dios, Unión, Libertad" (Spanish)
"God, Union, Freedom" |
Anthem: National Anthem of El Salvador
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Capital
(and largest city) | San Salvador
13°40′N89°10′W / 13.667°N 89.167°W / 13.667; -89.167 |
| Official language(s) | Spanish |
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| Ethnic groups | Mestizo 85%, White/Caucasian 12%, Native American (Maya, Pipil, Lenca) 1% |
| Demonym | Salvadorian, Salvadorean, Salvadoran, Central American |
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| Government | Presidentialrepublic |
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| - | President | Mauricio Funes |
| Independence |
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| - | from Spain | September 15, 1821 |
| - | from Mexico (the First Mexican Empire) | July 1, 1823 |
| - | from the Central American Federation | 1842 |
| - | Recognized by Spain | June 24, 1865 |
| - | from the Greater Republic of Central America | November 13, 1898 |
| Area |
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| - | Total | 21,040 km2
8,124 sq mi |
| - | Water (%) | 1.4 |
| Population |
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| - | July 2009 estimate | 6,134,000[1] (99th) |
| - | 2009 census | 5,744,113[2] |
| - | Density | 341.5/km2 (47th)
884.4/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2010 estimate |
| - | Total | $43.641 billion[3] |
| - | Per capita | $7,442[3] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2010 estimate |
| - | Total | 21.805 billion[3] |
| - | Per capita | $3,718[3] |
| Gini (2002) | 52.4 (high) |
| HDI (2010) |  0.659[4] (medium) (90th) |
| Currency | U.S. dollar2 (USD) |
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| Time zone | (UTC-6) |
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| Drives on the | right |
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| ISO 3166 code | SV |
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| Internet TLD | .sv |
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| Calling code | +5031 |
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| 1 | Telephone companies (market share): Tigo (45%), Claro (25%), Movistar (24%), Digicel (5.5%), Red (0.5%). |
| 2 | The United States dollar is the currency in use. Financial information can be expressed in U.S. Dollars and in Salvadoran colón, but the colón is out of circulation.[5] |
| 3 | On the Coat of Arms of El Salvador, the country's name is written "Republica de El Salvador en la America Central", Meaning "Republic of El Salvador in the Central America" |
