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Name:
El Salvador
(long form) Republic of El Salvador
Capital City:
San Salvador (540,898 pop.)
(2,290,790 metro pop.)
El Salvador Population:
6,194,000 (
2010 est.
)
World Populations
(all countries)
Currency:
The U.S. Dollar is the official currency. The Salvadoran Colón (SVC) is still accepted, but printing has ceased.
(conversion rates)
One El Salvador Colón
Ethnicity:
Mestizo 90%, white 9%, Amerindian 1%
GDP total:
$43.98 billion
GDP per capita:
$7,300
Land Sizes
Language:
Spanish (official)
Largest Cities:
(
by population
) San Salvador, Soyapango, Santa Ana, San Miguel, Mejicanos, Nueva San Salvador, Apopa
Name:
El Salvador translated means "The Savior"
Independence Day:
September 15
Religion:
Catholic (83%), Protestant, others
Symbols
Mountaintop view of San Salvador, El Salvador
Iglesia Suchitoto, El Salvador
