Nationality
noun: Salvadoran(s)
Area
total: 21,040 sq km water: 320 sq km land: 20,720 sq km
Population: 6,704,932 (July 2005 est.)
Ethnic groups
mestizo 90% white 9% Amerindian 1%
Capital: San Salvador (620 000)
Largest Cities
Santa Ana (210 000)
San Miguel (190 000) Chalatenango
Official Language
Spanish
Nahua (among some Amerindians)
Religions
Roman Catholic 83%
other 17%
Note: there is extensive activity by Protestant groups throughout the country; by the end of 1992, there were an estimated 1 million Protestant
evangelicals in El Salvador
Political system: Republic
GDP: purchasing power parity – $32.35 billion (2004 est.)
GDP per head: purchasing power parity – $4,900 (2004 est.)
GDP – composition by sector
agriculture: 9.2%
industry: 31.1% services: 59.7% (2004 est.)
Annual growth: 1.8% (2004 est.)
Inflation: 5.4% (2004 est.)