Fact about El Salvador

Facts About El Salvador

OFFICIAL NAME: -Republic of El Salvador
LAND: -Area: 21,040 sq km (8,124 sq mi.); -Capital and largest city: San Salvador (1991 est. pop., 972,810); -Elevations: Highest--Santa Ana, 2,381m (7,812 ft.; lowest--sea level.
PEOPLE: -Population (1993 est.): 5,636,524; desity: 256 per sq km (686 per sq mi.); -Distribution (1990): 44% urban, 56% rural.; -Average growth (1992): 2.2%.; -Official Language: Spanish; -Major religion: Roman Catholicism.
EDUCATION AND HEALTH: -Literacy (1990 est.): 73% of adult population.; -Unversities (1987): 4.; -Hospital beds (1987): 7,394.; -Physicians (1987): 1,720.; -Life expectancy (1992): women--75; men--68.; -Infant mortality (1992): 26 per 1,000 live births.
ECONOMY: -GDP (1992 est.): $5.9 billion; $1,060 per capita.; -Labor distribution (1982): agriculture--40%; manufacturing--16%; commerce--16%; government--13%; finance--9%; transportation--6%.; -Foreign trade (1990 est.): imports--$1.2 billion; exports--$580 million; principal trade partners--Guatemala, Venezuela, Mexico, Germany, and United States; -Currency: 1 colon = 100 centavos
GOVERNMENT: -Type: republic; -Legislature: Legistative Assembly.; -Political subdivision: 14 departments.
COMMUNICATIONS: -Railroad: (1988): 602 km (374 mi) total.; -Roads (1987): 12,164 km (7,558 mi).; -Major ports: 2.; -Major airfields: 1.