El Salvador, Central America
This post was last updated by José of onez on Tuesday, 20 May 2025.
Image of San Salvador, capital city of El Salvador
El Salvador is a Central-American republic adopting Bitcoin as legal tender, expanding geothermal power from volcanoes, and branding its Pacific surf breaks for tourism.
El Salvador in one word would be “Pupusa,” meaning stuffed tortilla.
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El Salvador armorial
El Salvador is a country on the Latin America and the Caribbean, North America located in the Central America sub‑region of the Americas continent.
Easy learning about El Salvador |
The capital city of El Salvador is San Salvador.
| El Salvador is located in | Latin America and the Caribbean, North America Central America Americas Continent Inhabitants of El Salvador are called Salvadorans, Salvadorians, Salvadoreans |
| El Salvador has a population of | 6,309,624 inhabitants within a total area of 21,040 Km2 (13,074 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| El Salvador’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 107 (world rank position) GPI scale of 2.25 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | El Salvador HDI ranks in position nº 132 worldwide HDI of 0.678 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
| El Salvador’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 136 countries El Salvador passport ranks 34th in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
| El Salvador GDP per capita is | $5,722 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
| El Salvador ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data) |
| El Salvador EPI (English Proficiency Index) | is classified as Moderate proficiency has a score of 513 ranks 55th worldwide (2024 data from EPI) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 13° 50' N, 88° 55' W Open in Google Maps |
| Neighbouring countries | Guatemala, Honduras. |
| El Salvador Climate | tropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to April); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands |
| Most predominant religion | Roman Catholic, |
| Second most predominant religion | Protestant |
| Currency name & code | Dollar (USD) |
| Internet ccTLD | .sv |
| El Salvador calling code | +503 |
El Salvador administrative divisions
14 departments (departamentos)
- Ahuachapan,
- Cabanas,
- Chalatenango,
- Cuscatlan,
- La Libertad,
- La Paz,
- La Union,
- Morazan,
- San Miguel,
- San Salvador,
- San Vicente,
- Santa Ana,
- Sonsonate,
- Usulutan
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