OFFICIAL NAME: El Salvador
CAPITAL CITY: San Salvador
POPULATION: 6,820,000 (2007)
AREA: 21,041 km²
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE (S): Spanish, quite a few Native American languages
RELIGION: Catholics 86%, Protestants and others 14%
COIN: dollars
CURRENCY CODE: USD
ENGLISH NAME: El Salvador
INDEPENDENCE: 1841
POPULATION COMPOSITION: mestizer 90%, whites (especially of Spanish origin) 9%, Indians 1%
GDP PER residents: 2127 $ (2007)
LIFE EXPECTANCY: men 68 years, women 74 years (2007)
INDEX OF LIVING CONDITIONS, HDI: 0.729
INDEX OF LIVING CONDITIONS, POSITION: 101
INTERNET DOMAIN NAME: .sv
El Salvador, Republic of Central America. The country is south of the Pacific Ocean and borders Guatemala to the west and Honduras to the north and east.
It is the smallest state in Central America and the most densely populated on the American mainland. The socio-economic disparities are large and illiteracy is relatively high (about 20%). In 1980-92, there was a civil war with about 75,000 dead and large emigration as a result.
El Salvador – national flag
The flag became official in 1972, but has been in use much earlier, from approximately 1838 to 1865 and again from 1912. It symbolizes solidarity with the other Central American states. The two blue stripes stand for the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean.
El Salvador – language
The official language of El Salvador is Spanish. In addition, there are still a few who also speak the Native American language pipil, which is so closely related to the Aztec language nahuatl that it is unclear whether it should be perceived as an independent language or as a dialect of nahuatl. In addition, a few speak the Native American language lenca.
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El Salvador – religion
The Roman Catholic Church dominates, approximately 80% are Catholics. Protestant churches make up by far the largest minority. For culture and traditions of El Salvador, please check calculatorinc.
El Salvador – education
The turbulent conditions in El Salvador have left their mark on education, as institutions have had to close or reduce their activity to a significant extent. The educational level of the population is thus generally low. In 1985, almost 1/3 no schooling, approximately 1/4 one to three years, approximately 1/5 three to six years, only about 1/5 more than six years of schooling.
The education system includes a nine-year free basic education for the 7-15-year-olds and – especially in the cities – a three-year youth education with general and vocational lines. Youth education sought by almost 1/3 of young people (1988). There are two public universities and a number of other higher education institutions. About half of all students in secondary and higher education go to private institutions run by the Catholic Church.
