| Capitale | nome: San Salvador coordinate geografiche: 13 42 N, 89 12 W differenza di tempo: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: Spanish for "Holy Saviour" (referring to Jesus Christ) |
| Indipendenza | 15 Settembre 1821 (from Spain) |
| Festa nazionale | Giorno Di Indipendenza, 15 Settembre (1821) |
| Costituzione | history: many previous; latest drafted 16 Dicembre 1983, enacted 23 Dicembre 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) |
| Suffragio | 18 anni; universal |
| Ramo esecutivo | capo dello stato: Presidente Nayib Armando BUKELE Ortez (da allora 1 June 2019); Vice Presidente Felix Augusto Antonio ULLOA Garay (da allora 1 June 2019); note - the president is both capo dello stato and capo di governo capo di governo: Presidente Nayib Armando BUKELE Ortez (da allora 1 June 2019); Vice Presidente Felix Augusto Antonio ULLOA Garay (da allora 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% |
Fonte: CIA World Factbook - Aggiornato a partire da dicembre 31, 2019
