🚩 Flag of El Salvador • live waving render
Americas — Central America
UN Member
Independent
Drives right
🇸🇻 El Salvador
Republic of El Salvador
6M
Population
World #115
21,041 km²
Land Area
World #154
$36.7 billion
GDP (USD)
World #104
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Did You Know?
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El Salvador is the world's #115 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #154 globally by land area — covering about 0.01% of Earth's total landmass.
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It shares land borders with 2 countries — click any neighbour below to explore them.
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Its economy ranks #104 worldwide with a GDP of $36.7 billion USD.
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Population density is 286.6 people per km² — world rank #47.
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The calendar week officially starts on Sunday here.
Quick Facts
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Capital
San Salvador
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Phone Code
+503
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Internet TLD
.sv
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Nationality
Salvadoran
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Week Starts
Sunday
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ISO Codes
SV / SLV / 222
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Coordinates
13.83°, -88.92°
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Driving Side
Right-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
$36.7 billion USD
World rank #104 of 188 tracked economies
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GDP per Capita
$6,094
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
286.6 /km²
World density rank #47
$
United States dollar
USD • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
6,029,976
World rank #115 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
1
Spanish
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Demonym
Salvadoran
What its people are called
🗣️ Spanish
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
21,041 km²
0.01% of Earth's landmass • World #154
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Land Borders
2 countries
🤝 Connected by land
Timezones (1)
UTC-06:00
America/El_Salvador
CST — Central Standard Time (North America)
“El Salvador” Around the World
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السلفادور
جمهورية السلفادور
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El Salvador
Republik El Salvador
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Salvador
Salvadorská republika
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El Salvador
Republik El Salvador
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El Salvador
El Salvadori Vabariik
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El Salvador
El Salvadorin tasavalta
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Salvador
République du Salvador
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Salvador
Republika El Salvador
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Salvador
Salvadori Köztársaság
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El Salvador
Repubblica di El Salvador
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エルサルバドル
エルサルバドル共和国
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엘살바도르
엘살바도르 공화국
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El Salvador
Republiek El Salvador
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السالوادور
جمهوری السالوادور
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Salwador
Republika Salwadoru
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El Salvador
República de El Salvador
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Сальвадор
Республика Эль-Сальвадор
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Salvádor
Salvádorská republika
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El Salvador
República de El Salvador
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El Salvador
Republika El Salvador
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El Salvador
Republiken El Salvador
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El Salvador
El Salvador Cumhuriyeti
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ایل سیلواڈور
جمہوریہ ایل سیلواڈور
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萨尔瓦多
萨尔瓦多共和国
Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
SV
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ISO Alpha-3
SLV
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
222
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Status
officially-assigned
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Postal Format
CP ####
e.g. regex: ^(?:CP)*(\d{4})$
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WikiData ID
Q792
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Also Spelled As
SV • Republic of El Salvador • República de El Salvador