EL SALVADOR
Official name: Republic of El Salvador
Date of membership: 29 October 2009
Short name: El Salvador
Capital: San Salvador
Geography
Location: Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and Honduras
Area: 21,041 sq km
Land boundaries: 545 km
Border countries: Guatemala 203 km, Honduras 342 km
Coastline: 307 km
Natural resources: hydropower, geothermal power, petroleum, arable land
Environment - international agreements: party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea.
Indicadores económicos
| Total at current prices | 27 797 | MIllions USD | 2016 |
| Per capita at current prices | 4 237 | USD | 2016 |
| Growth rate per capita at constant prices | 1.9 | % | 2016 |
| Country share in regional GDP | 0.4 | % | 2016 |
| Imports of goods and services (% of GDP at current prices) | -39.3 | % | 2016 |
| Exports of goods and services (% of GDP at current prices) | 24.9 | % | 2016 |
Source: El Salvador: Economic National Profile. CEPALSTAT. Databases and Statistical Publications. ECLAC.On line. Inquiry: September 09, 2017
Socio-demographic indicators
| Total population | 6 350 | (000) | 2017 |
| Life expectancy | 74 | Años | 2015-2020 |
| Women | 78 | Años | 2015-2020 |
| Men | 69 | Años | 2015-2020 |
| Public health expenditure as a percentage of GDP | 6.8 | % | 2015-2020 |
| Literacy rate for persons between the ages of 15 to 24 | 97.7 | % | 2014 |
| Net rate of enrolment in primary education | 93.1 | % | 2015 |
| Net rate of enrolment in secondary education | 70.2 | % | 2014 |
| Public expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP | 3.4 | % | 2011 |
| Gini Coefficient | 0.45 | % | 2013 |
| Unemployment | 6.7 | % | 2014 |
Source: El Salvador: National Socio-Demographic Profile. CEPALSTAT. Data Bases and Statistical Publications.ECLAC. On line. Inquiry: September 09, 2017
Languages: Spanish (official)
Government
Administrative divisions: 14 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento); Ahuachapan, Cabanas, Chalatenango, Cuscatlan, La Libertad, La Paz, La Union, Morazan, San Miguel, San Salvador, San Vicente, Santa Ana, Sonsonate, Usulutan
Independence: 15 September 1821 (from Spain)
Constitution: 20 December 1983
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Executive branch: President Nayib Bukele (since 1 June 2019); Vice President Félix Ulloa (since 1 June 2019); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
Bead of government
Cabinet: Council of Ministers selected by the president
Elections: president and vice president elected on the same ticket by popular vote for a single five-year term; election last held 15 March 2009 (next to be held in March 2014)
Legislative branch: Unicameral Legislative Assembly or Asamblea Legislativa (84 seats; members are elected by direct, popular vote to serve three-year terms)
Judicial branch: Supreme Court or Corte Suprema (15 judges are selected by the Legislative Assembly; the 15 judges are assigned to four Supreme Court chambers - constitutional, civil, penal, and administrative conflict)
Internet code: .sv
Official Web Portal: http://www.go.sv
