Protection & Enforcement of IPRs in El Salvador
Republic of El Salvador República de El Salvador (Spanish) | |
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Motto: Dios, Unión, Libertad "God, Union, Liberty" | |
Anthem: Himno Nacional de El Salvador "National Anthem of El Salvador" | |
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Capital and largest city | San Salvador 13°41′56″N 89°11′29″W / 13.69889°N 89.19139°W |
Official languages | Spanish |
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Religion (2017)[2] |
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Demonym(s) | Salvadoran Salvadorian Salvadorean Guanaco(a) (colloquial)[3] |
Government | Unitary presidential republic |
Nayib Bukele | |
Félix Ulloa | |
Legislature | Legislative Assembly |
Independence | |
15 September 1821 | |
• Declared from the First Mexican Empire | 1 July 1823 |
• Declared from the Federal Republic of Central America | 12 June 1824 |
• International recognition[4] | 18 February 1841 |
Area | |
• Total | 21,041 km2 (8,124 sq mi) (148th) |
• Water (%) | 1.5 |
Population | |
• 2021 estimate | 6,830,000[5] (107th) |
• Density | 324.4/km2 (840.2/sq mi) (26th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $57.95 billion[6] (101st) |
• Per capita | $8,388[6] (111th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $26.28 billion[6] (102nd) |
• Per capita | $4,041[6] (111th) |
Gini (2019) | ![]() medium |
HDI (2019) | ![]() medium · 124th |
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Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +503[b] |
ISO 3166 code | SV |
Internet TLD | .sv |
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El Salvador
El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador's capital and largest city is San Salvador. The country's population in 2021 is estimated to be 6.8 million.