El Salvador

Republic of El Salvador

Latin America

Geography

Area: 21,041 sq km

21,041 sq km on the Pacific Coast of Central America. The smallest and most-densely populated Spanish-speaking mainland state in the Americas. Sub-tropical and susceptible to earthquakes.

Population: 6,194,126    Annual Growth: 0.44%

Capital: San Salvador

Urbanites: 61.3%

HDI Rank: 106 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)

Official language: Spanish    Languages: 7 All languages