El Salvador

Americas · Central America

El Salvador

Republic of El Salvador
Americas · Central America · Capital: San Salvador

Quick facts about El Salvador

Official name	Republic of El Salvador
Capital	San Salvador
Continent & subregion	Americas · Central America
Population	6,309,624 people (world rank 111)
Area	21,041 km²
Density	300 people/km²
Share of world population	0.079% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$33.6 billion
Urbanisation	74.6% urban population
Life expectancy	72.1 years
Currency	United States dollar ($) — USD
Languages	Spanish
Internet domain	`.sv`
Calling code	+503
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$5,320 · see world ranking
Internet Users	62.6% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	1.8 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	9.2 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	1.5 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	33% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means El Salvador did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

Guatemala Honduras

The geographic position is roughly 13.8°, -88.9°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.