El Salvador

Official Name:

Republic of El Salvador (El Salvador)

Area:

21.040 km ²

Population (2006):

6.948.073 inhabitants

Coastline:

307 km

Capital:

San Salvador

Maritime Ports and terminals:

Acajutla, La Libertad, La Unión, El Triunfo.

Maritime claims:

• Territorial sea: 12 nm
• Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

Political divisions:

14 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento); Ahuachapan, Cabanas, Chalatenango, Cuscatlan, La Libertad, La Paz, La Union, Morazan, San Miguel, San Salvador, San Vicente, Santa Ana, Sonsonate, Usulutan

Language(s):

Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians)

National holiday:

Independence Day, 15 September (1821)

Nationality:

Salvadoran(s)

Official time:

UTC-6

Member of:

BCIE, CACM, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC, LAES, MIGA, MINURSO, NAM (observer), OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, RG, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Internet country code:

.sv

Economic Profile

Currency:

US dollar (USD)

GDP - per capita (PPP):

USD4.900 (2006 est.)

GDP (official exchange rate):

(2006 est.) USD 15.160.000.000

PIB (Real growth rate:

4,2% (2006 est.)

GDP (Composition by sector): (2006 est.)

• Agriculture: 9,7%
• Industry: 29,6%
• Services: 60,7%

Labor force:

2.856.000 (2006 est.)

Labor force - by occupation (2003):

• Agriculture 17,1%
• Industry: 17,1%
• Services 65,8%

Unemployment rate:

6% (2006 est.)

Inflation rate (Consumer prices):

4,9% (2006 est)

Investment (Gross Fixed):

16,2% del PIB (2006 est.)

Budget:

• Revenues: USD2.820.000.000
• Expenditures: USD2.940.000.000

Public debt:

42,6% of GDP (2006 est.)

Current account balance:

USD -1.059.000.000 (2006 est.)

Exports:

USD 3.686.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)

Exports - Commodities:

Offshore assembly exports, coffee, sugar, shrimp, textiles, chemicals, electricity

Exports - Partners:

US 61%, Guatemala 12,1%, Honduras 7,4%, Nicaragua 4,2% (2005)

Imports:

USD 7.326.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)

Imports - Commodities:

Raw materials, consumer goods, capital goods, fuels, foodstuffs, petroleum, electricity

Imports - partners:

US 43,4%, Guatemala 8,2%, Mexico 7,8% (2005)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

USD 1.951.000.000 (2006 est.)

Debt - external:

USD 8.841.000.000 (2006)