El Salvador

Republic of El Salvador República de El Salvador
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Dios, Unión, Libertad"  (in Spanish) "God, Unity, Freedom"
Anthem: Himno Nacional de El Salvador National anthem of El Salvador
Capital and largest city	San Salvador 13°40′N 89°10′W / 13.667°N 89.167°W / 13.667; -89.167
Official languages	Spanish
Recognised regional languages	Nahuatl
Ethnic groups	Mestizo: 80% White: 17% Black: 0% Native American: 1% Other: 2%
Demonym(s)	Salvadoran or Salvadorian
Government	Federal presidential constitutional republic
• President	Nayib Bukele
• Vice President	Félix Ulloa
• President of the Assembly	Ernesto Castro
• Supreme Court President	Henry Alexander Mejía
Legislature	Legislative Assembly
Independence
• from Spain	September 15, 1821
• Recognized by Spain	June 24, 1865
• from the Greater Republic of Central America	November 13, 1898
Area
• Total	21,040 km2 (8,120 sq mi) (153rd)
• Water (%)	1.4
Population
• 2024 census	6,029,976[1]
• Density	286.5/km2 (742.0/sq mi) (48th)
GDP (PPP)	2025 estimate
• Total	$43.567 billion[2]
• Per capita	$13,753[2]
GDP (nominal)	2025 estimate
• Total	$37.843 billion[2]
• Per capita	$5,893[2]
Gini (2022)	38.8[3] medium
HDI (2015)	0.674[4] medium · 127th
Currency	United States dollar (USD) Bitcoin (BTC, XBT)[5] (USD, BTC)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+5031
ISO 3166 code	SV
Internet TLD	.sv
Telephone companies (market share): Tigo (45%), Claro (25%), Movistar (24%), Digicel (5.5%), Red (0.5%). Bitcoin and the United States dollar are the currencies in use. Financial information can be expressed in U.S. Dollars, Bitcoin and in Salvadoran colón, but the colón is out of circulation.[6] On the Coat of Arms of El Salvador, the country's name is written "Republica de El Salvador en la America Central", Meaning "Republic of El Salvador in Central America"

El Salvador (Spanish: República de El Salvador) is the smallest and most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital and largest city is San Salvador. Other important cities are: Santa Ana and Sonsonate. El Salvador borders the Pacific Ocean on the south, Guatemala to the west and Honduras to the north and east.

1. ↑ Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador Archived 2025-02-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} "World Economic Outlook Database, October 2024 Edition. (El Salvador)". IMF.org. International Monetary Fund. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
3. ↑ "Gini Index coefficient". The World Factbook. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
4. ↑ "Human Development Report 2023/2024" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 13 March 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
5. ↑ Hart, Robert (9 June 2021). "El Salvador Makes History As World's First Country To Make Bitcoin Legal Tender". Forbes. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
6. ↑ "Monetary integration". Government of Ecuador. Archived from the original on 28 April 2007.