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
See also
