El Salvador
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National motto: Dios, Unión, Libertad (Spanish: God, Union, Liberty) |
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Official language | Spanish |
Capital | San Salvador |
Largest City | San Salvador |
President | Antonio Saca |
Area - Total - % water |
Ranked 149th 21,040 km² 1.5% |
Population - Total (Year) - Density |
Ranked 97th 6,704,932 318.7/km² |
GDP (PPP) - Total (Year) - GDP/head |
Ranked 91th 31.17 billion $ $4,600 |
Currency | US dollar ($) and Salvadoran colón |
Time zone | UTC -6 |
Independence | From Spain: September 15, 1821 From the Central American Federation: 1842 |
National anthem | Saludemos la Patria orgullosos |
Internet TLD | .sv |
Calling Code | 503 |
El Salvador is a country in Central America. Its name comes from the Spanish for "The Savior", the person who saves, referring to Jesus Christ.
About 6.7 million people live there.
El Salvador has more people per square kilometer than any other country in the Americas, except islands.
The country also has more industry than any other country in Central America.
In El Salvador there are only 2 seasons. The dry season starts in mid October and it lasts until mid May, it hardly ever rains. The wet season starts on mid May and Ends in mid October, in this season it rains every day.
Most of the population is mestizo, a mixture of European and American people.
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