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El Salvador

AhuachapánSanta AnaChalatenangoCabañasMorazánSan MiguelLa UniónSonsonateLa LibertadLa PazSan VicenteUsulutánCuscatlánSan SalvadorAhuachapánSanta AnaChalatenangoCabañasMorazánSan MiguelLa UniónSonsonateLa LibertadLa PazSan VicenteUsulutánCuscatlánSan SalvadorHondurasGuatemala
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Profile

Background and figures as recorded in the CIA World Factbook.

El Salvador achieved independence from Spain in 1821 and from the Central American Federation in 1839. A 12-year civil war, which cost about 75,000 lives, was brought to a close in 1992 when the government and leftist rebels signed a treaty that provided for military and political reforms. El Salvador is beset by one of the world's highest homicide rates and pervasive criminal gangs.

Capital
San Salvador
Government
presidential republic
Population
6,334,723
Area
21,041 sq km
Location
Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and Honduras
Climate
tropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to April); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands
Natural resources
hydropower; geothermal power; petroleum; arable land
Languages
Spanish (official); Nawat (among some indigenous)
Religions
Roman Catholic 43.9%; Protestant 39.6% (Evangelical - unspecified 38.2%; Evangelical - Methodist 1.3%; Evangelical - Baptist 0.1%)…
Independence
15 September 1821 (from Spain)
Administrative divisions
14 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento); Ahuachapán, Cabanas, Chalatenango, Cuscatlán, La Libertad, La P…
Export partners
USA 36%; Guatemala 17%; Honduras 15%; Nicaragua 8%…
Import partners
USA 28%; China 15%; Guatemala 11%; Mexico 8%…

Source: CIA World Factbook — a work of the US government, in the public domain

Subdivisions

14 on file. Listed because operations, tax and reporting are usually organised at this level rather than nationally.

NameTypeCode
AhuachapánDepartmentSV-AH
Santa AnaDepartmentSV-SA
ChalatenangoDepartmentSV-CH
CabañasDepartmentSV-CA
MorazánDepartmentSV-MO
San MiguelDepartmentSV-SM
La UniónDepartmentSV-UN
SonsonateDepartmentSV-SO
La LibertadDepartmentSV-LI
La PazDepartmentSV-PA
San VicenteDepartmentSV-SV
UsulutánDepartmentSV-US
CuscatlánDepartmentSV-CU
San SalvadorDepartmentSV-SS

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Languages
Spanish (official); Nawat (among some indigenous)
Government
presidential republic
Climate
tropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to April); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands

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