El Salvador March 16, 2020 Americas , Central America , colony , criminalité , drug traffic , drug trafficking , earthquake , earthquakes , El Salvador , Golfe de Fonseca , Hispanic America , hurricane , hydropower , Latin America , Latin Union , maras , Pacific , Pacific Ocean , Republic of El Salvador , República de El Salvador , Ring of Fire , Salvador , San Salvador , Sierra Madre , Spanish , Spanish colony , Spanish Empire , Spanish language , traffic , volcano Official name Republic of El Salvador Name in local language República de El Salvador (es) Continent Americas Subcontinent Central America Population (ranking: 110e ) 6,641,842 inhabitants (2018) Population growth 0.91 % / year Area 21,041 km² Density 315.66 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 109e )26.057 billions $USD (2018) GDP/capita (ranking ) 4,058 $USD (2018) GDP growth 2.50 % / year (2018) Life expectancy (ranking ) 73.10 years (2018) Birth rate 16.30 ‰ (2016) Fertility rate 1.89 children / woman (2016) Death rate (ranking ) 5.70 ‰ (2016) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 17.30 ‰ (2016) Literacy rate 97.70 % (2015) Official languages Spanish Currency United States dollar ($ USD) HDI (ranking: 162e )0.667 / 1 (2018) EPI (ranking )53.91 (2018) Government Unitary presidential constitutional republic Head of State President Nayib Bukele National Day 15 September (independence of 1821) ISO Codes SV, SLV Demonym Salvadoran Tourists (ranking ) 1,556,000 people (2017)
El Salvador is the smallest country in Central America. It is nevertheless the most densely populated, and is highly industrialized in comparison with its neighbors. It is bordered by Guatemala to the northwest and Honduras to the north and east. It is bathed by the Pacific Ocean.
Santa Tecla and the volcano of San Salvador, Savaldor. Photo: Diego Brito Urban areas (2017) Urban areas Population San Salvador 2,618,205 inhabitants Santa Ana 462,628 inhabitants Sonsonate 389,342 inhabitants San Miguel 296,825 inhabitants Usulután 153,735 inhabitants Zacatecoluca 147,033 inhabitants Ahuachapán 129,750 inhabitants San Vicente 106,142 inhabitants
Administrative divisions Departments Population Area Ahuachapán 363,473 inhabitants 1,240 km² Cabañas 167,563 inhabitants 1,104 km² Chalatenango 204,942 inhabitants 2,017 km² Cuscatlán 266,232 inhabitants 756 km² La Libertad 803,794 inhabitants 1,653 km² La Paz 362,566 inhabitants 1,224 km² La Unión 268,430 inhabitants 2,074 km² Morazán 203,753 inhabitants 1,447 km² San Miguel 499,917 inhabitants 2,077 km² San Salvador 1,786,422 inhabitants 886 km² San Vicente 184,127 inhabitants 1,184 km² Santa Ana 589,266 inhabitants 2,023 km² Sonsonate 506,540 inhabitants 1,226 km² Usulután 374,915 inhabitants 2,130 km²
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