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Central America & Caribbean
Republic of El Salvador
📍 Essential Info
CapitalSan Salvador
TimezoneUTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Population6.3M
Governmentpresidential republic
🔌 Practical Info
Driving SideRight
Electrical PlugsVaries
Internet Code.sv
Internet Users68%
GDP per Capita$11,700
🌍 Geography
LocationCentral America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and Honduras
Size Comparisonabout the same size as New Jersey
Climatetropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to April); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands
Terrainmostly mountains with narrow coastal belt and central plateau
👥 People & Culture
Ethnic GroupsMestizo 86.3%, White 12.7%, Indigenous 0.2% (includes Lenca, Kakawira, Nahua-Pipil), Black 0.1%, other 0.6% (2007 est.)
ReligionsRoman Catholic 43.9%, Protestant 39.6% (Evangelical - unspecified 38.2%, Evangelical - Methodist 1.3%, Evangelical - Baptist 0.1%), none 16.3%, unspec...
Median Age31.2 years
Life Expectancy75.9 years
National HolidayIndependence Day, 15 September (1821)
Cultural Information
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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook