Republic of El Salvador
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Motto: "Dios, Unión, Libertad" (Spanish)English: "God, Union, Liberty" |
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Capital
and largest city | San Salvador
13°41′56″N89°11′29″W / 13.69889°N 89.19139°W / 13.69889; -89.19139 |
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| Official languages | Spanish |
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| Ethnic groups | |
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| Religion | 84.1% Christianity
—44.9% Roman Catholic
—37.1% Protestant
—2.1% Other Christian
15.2% No religion
0.7% Other religions |
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| Demonym(s) | Salvadorian Salvadorean Salvadoran
Guanaco(a) (colloquial) |
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| Government | Unitarypresidentialconstitutional republic |
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| Nayib Bukele |
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| Félix Ulloa |
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| Legislature | Legislative Assembly |
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| Independence |
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| 15 September 1821 |
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| 12 June 1824 |
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• International recognition [3] | 18 February 1841 |
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| Area |
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• Total | 21,041 km2 (8,124 sq mi) (148th) |
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• Water (%) | 1.5 |
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| Population |
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• 2018 estimate | 6,420,746[4][5] (109th) |
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• Density | 303.1/km2 (785.0/sq mi) (47th) |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
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• Total | $53.667 billion[6] (101st) |
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• Per capita | $8,388[6] (111th) |
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| GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
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• Total | $25.855 billion[6] (102nd) |
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• Per capita | $4,041[6] (111th) |
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| Gini (2016) |  40.6[7]
medium |
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| HDI (2018) |  0.667[8]
medium · 121st |
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| Currency | United States dollara (USD) |
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| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
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| Driving side | right |
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| Calling code | +503b |
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| ISO 3166 code | SV |
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| Internet TLD | .sv |
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- 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.[9]
- Telephone companies (market share): Tigo (45%), Claro (25%), Movistar (24%), Digicel (5.5%), Red (0.5%).
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