Capital: San Salvador
Government: Republic
Currency : US dollar (USD)
Area:
total: 21,040 km2
water: 320 km2
land: 20,720 km2
Population: 6,704,932 (July 2005 est.)
Language: Spanish, Nawat (among some Amerindians)
Religion: Roman Catholic 83%
Electricity: 120-240V/60Hz (USA plug)
Calling Code: +503
Internet TLD: .sv
Time Zone: UTC-6
note: there is extensive activity by Protestant groups throughout the country; by the end of 1992, there were an estimated 1 million Protestant evangelicals in El Salvador.