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Country Guide > Central America > El Salvador | |
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General Information Area 21,041 sq km (8124 sq miles).
Population 6,517,300 (official estimate 2002). Population Density 314.6 per sq km. Capital San Salvador. Population: 485,847 (official estimate 2001). Geography El Salvador is located in Central America and is bordered north and west by Guatemala, north and east by Honduras and south and west by the Pacific Ocean. Most of the country is volcanic uplands, along which run two almost parallel rows of volcanoes. The highest are Santa Ana at 2365m (7759ft), San Vicente at 2182m (7159ft) and San Salvador at 1943m (6375ft). Volcanic activity has resulted in a thick layer of ash and lava on the highlands, ideal for coffee planting. Lowlands lie to the north and south of the high backbone. Government Republic. Head of State and Government: Elias Antonio Saca since 2004. Language The official language is Spanish. English is widely spoken. Religion 78 per cent Roman Catholic; there are also some other Christian denominations. Time GMT - 6. Electricity 110 volts AC, 60Hz. Communications Telephone IDD available. Country code: 503. IDD is available to Europe, the USA and certain international ports. Outgoing international code: 0. Mobile telephone GSM 850, 900 and 1950 networks. Network operators include CTE Telecom Perosnal SA de CV and Digicel SA de CV (website: www.digicel.com.sv). Fax Large hotels and Telecom offices have facilities. Internet Internet access is readily available throughout El Salvador. ISPs include NetSat Express (website: www.netsatx.net) and Pointe Communications (website: www.telscape.com). Post Airmail to Europe takes up to seven days. Post office hours: Mon-Fri 0900-1600. Press Six daily newspapers are published in San Salvador, including El Diario de Hoy and La Prensa Gráfica. There are several provincial papers. Radio BBC World Service (website: www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice) and Voice of America (website: www.voa.gov) can be received. From time to time the frequencies change and the most up-to-date can be found online. |
