  | Country (long form)
Republic of El Salvador | Capital
San Salvador | Total Area
8,123.59 sq mi
21,040.00 sq km
(slightly smaller than Massachusetts) | Population
6,122,515 (July 2000 est.) | Estimated Population in 2050
12,039,149 | Languages
Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians) | Literacy
71.5% total, 73.5% male, 69.8% female (1995 est.) | Religions
Roman Catholic 86% | Life Expectancy
66.14 male, 73.52 female (2000 est.) | Government Type
republic | Currency
1 Salvadoran colon (C) = 100 centavos | GDP (per capita)
$3,100 (1999 est.) | Labor Force (by occupation)
agriculture 30%, industry 15%, services 55% (1999 est.) | Industry
food processing, beverages, petroleum, chemicals, fertilizer, textiles, furniture, light metals | Agriculture
coffee, sugarcane, corn, rice, beans, oilseed, cotton, sorghum; beef, dairy products; shrimp | Arable Land
27% | Exports
offshore assembly exports, coffee, sugar, shrimp, textiles, chemicals, electricity | Imports
raw materials, consumer goods, capital goods, fuels, foodstuffs, petroleum, electricity | Natural Resources
hydropower, geothermal power, petroleum, arable land | Current Environmental Issues
deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution; contamination of soils from disposal of toxic wastes; Hurricane Mitch damage | Telephones (main lines in use)
380,000 (1998) | Telephones (mobile cellular)
13,475 (1995) | Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
2 (1999) | | (U.S. Government sources) | |
