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Country (long form) Republic of El Salvador
Capital San Salvador
Total Area 8,123.59 sq mi
21,040.00 sq km
(slightly smaller than Massachusetts)
Population 6,237,662 (July 2001 est.)
Estimated Population in 2050 12,039,149
Languages Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians)
Literacy 71.5% total, 73.5% male, 69.8% female (1995 est.)
Religions Roman Catholic 86%
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
Life Expectancy 66.43 male, 73.81 female (2001 est.)
Government Type republic
Currency 1 Salvadoran colon (C) = 100 centavos
GDP (per capita) $4,000 (2000 est.)
Industry food processing, beverages, petroleum, chemicals, fertilizer, textiles, furniture, light metals
Agriculture coffee, sugar, corn, rice, beans, oilseed, cotton, sorghum; shrimp; beef, dairy products
Arable Land 27%
Natural Resources hydropower, geothermal power, petroleum, arable land

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