Outline of El Salvador

Short description: Overview of and topical guide to El Salvador

The Flag of El Salvador

The Coat of arms of El Salvador

The location of El Salvador

An enlargeable map of the Republic of El Salvador

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to El Salvador:

El Salvador – sovereign country located on the Pacific Coast of Central America.^[1] The area was originally called by the Pipil "Cuzcatan", in Spanish "Cuzcatlan", which in Nahuat means "The Land Of Precious Things". After the Spanish conquest, the land was divided into the province of San Salvador (which would become, throughout the colonial era, a alcaldía mayor (great mayor's office), intendency, and finally a province with a provincial council) and the province of Izalcos (which would become be called the mayor's office of Sonsonate); until in 1824 the two jurisdictions were united in the State (of the Central America Federal República), now Republic, of El Salvador.^[2]^[3] The country borders the Pacific Ocean between Guatemala and Honduras. With a population of approximately 5.8 million people, it is the most densely populated nation in Central America and is undergoing rapid industrialization.

General reference

An enlargeable relief map of El Salvador

Pronunciation: /ɛlˈsælvədɔːr/
Common English country name: El Salvador
Official English country name: The Republic of El Salvador
Common endonym(s):
Official endonym(s):
Adjectival(s): Salvadoran
Demonym(s):
Etymology: In the early sixteenth century, Spanish conquistadors named this region "Provincia de San Salvador" ("Province of San Salvador"), which in 1824 was changed to "El Salvador".^[2]^[3]
International rankings of El Salvador
ISO country codes: SV, SLV, 222
ISO region codes: See SV
Internet country code top-level domain: .sv

Geography of El Salvador

An enlargeable topographic map of El Salvador

El Salvador is: a country
Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
  - Americas
    - North America
      - Middle America
        Central America
- Latin America
- Time zone: Central Standard Time (UTC-06)
- Extreme points of El Salvador
  - High: Cerro El Pital 2,730 m (8,957 ft)
  - Low: North Pacific Ocean 0 m
- Land boundaries: 545 km

Honduras 342 km

Guatemala 203 km

Coastline: North Pacific Ocean 307 km

Population of El Salvador: 6,857,000 - 98th most populous country
Area of El Salvador: 21,040 km²
Atlas of El Salvador

Environment of El Salvador

An enlargeable satellite image of El Salvador

Climate of El Salvador
Wildlife of El Salvador
- Fauna of El Salvador
  - Birds of El Salvador
  - Mammals of El Salvador

Natural geographic features of El Salvador

Islands of El Salvador
Mountains of El Salvador
- Volcanoes in El Salvador
Rivers of El Salvador
World Heritage Sites in El Salvador

Regions of El Salvador

Administrative divisions of El Salvador

Departments of El Salvador

El Salvador is divided into 14 Departments. Their names, abbreviations, (and capitals) are:

AH Ahuachapán (Ahuachapán)
CA Cabañas (Sensuntepeque)
CH Chalatenango (Chalatenango)
CU Cuscatlán (Cojutepeque)
LI La Libertad (Santa Tecla)
PA La Paz (Zacatecoluca)
UN La Unión (La Unión)
MO Morazán (San Francisco Gotera)
SM San Miguel (San Miguel)
SS San Salvador (San Salvador)
SV San Vicente (San Vicente)
SA Santa Ana (Santa Ana)
SO Sonsonate (Sonsonate)
US Usulután (Usulután)

Municipalities of El Salvador

Capital of El Salvador: San Salvador
Cities of El Salvador

Demography of El Salvador

Demographics of El Salvador

Government and politics of El Salvador

Politics of El Salvador

Form of government: presidential representative democratic republic
Capital of El Salvador: San Salvador
Elections in El Salvador
Political parties in El Salvador

Branches of the government of El Salvador

Government of El Salvador

Executive branch of the government of El Salvador

Head of state: President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele
Head of government: President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele
Cabinet of El Salvador

Legislative branch of the government of El Salvador

Legislative Assembly of El Salvador (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of El Salvador

Court system of El Salvador

Supreme Court of El Salvador

Foreign relations of El Salvador

Diplomatic missions in El Salvador
Diplomatic missions of El Salvador

International organization membership

The Republic of El Salvador is a member of:^[1]

Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL)
Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE)
Central American Common Market (CACM)
Central American Integration System (SICA)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Group of 77 (G77)
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (correspondent)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)

Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Nonaligned Movement (NAM) (observer)
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Organization of American States (OAS)
Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Rio Group (RG)
Unión Latina
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)
United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)
United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)
United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in El Salvador

Constitution of El Salvador
Crime in El Salvador
- Illegal drug trade in El Salvador
- Abortion in El Salvador
- LGBT rights in El Salvador
Law enforcement in El Salvador

Military of El Salvador

Command
- Commander-in-chief:
Armed Forces of El Salvador
- Army of El Salvador
- Navy of El Salvador
- Air Force of El Salvador

History of El Salvador

Culture of El Salvador

Cuisine of El Salvador
Languages of El Salvador
National symbols of El Salvador
- Coat of arms of El Salvador
- Flag of El Salvador
- National anthem of El Salvador
Prostitution in El Salvador
Religion in El Salvador
- Buddhism in El Salvador
- Christianity in El Salvador
- Islam in El Salvador
- Judaism in El Salvador
World Heritage Sites in El Salvador

Art in El Salvador

Literature of El Salvador
Music of El Salvador

Sports in El Salvador

Specific sports

Baseball in El Salvador
- El Salvador national baseball team
Cricket in El Salvador
- El Salvador national cricket team
Football in El Salvador
- El Salvador national beach soccer team
- El Salvador national football team
  - El Salvador national football team season 2009
  - El Salvador national football team season 2010
  - El Salvador national football team season 2011
  - El Salvador national football team season 2012
  - El Salvador national football team season 2013
- El Salvador national football team kit
- El Salvador national under-17 football team
- El Salvador national under-20 football team
- El Salvador national under-21 football team
- El Salvador national under-23 football team
- El Salvador women's national football team
Rugby League in El Salvador
- El Salvador national rugby league team
Rugby Union in El Salvador
- El Salvador national rugby union team

General sports competitions

El Salvador at the Olympics
- El Salvador at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- El Salvador at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- El Salvador at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- El Salvador at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- El Salvador at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- El Salvador at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- El Salvador at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- El Salvador at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- El Salvador at the 2008 Summer Olympics
El Salvador at the Pan American Games
- El Salvador at the 2003 Pan American Games
- El Salvador at the 2007 Pan American Games
- El Salvador at the 2011 Pan American Games
El Salvador at the Paralympics
- El Salvador at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
El Salvador at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games
El Salvador at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
El Salvador at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games
El Salvador at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of El Salvador

Economy of El Salvador

Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 93rd (ninety-third)
Agriculture in El Salvador
- Coffee production in El Salvador
Banking in El Salvador
- Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador
Communications in El Salvador
- Internet in El Salvador
- Internet in El Salvador
Companies of El Salvador
Energy in El Salvador
- Electricity sector in El Salvador
- Geothermal power in El Salvador
Currency of El Salvador: Dollar
- ISO 4217: USD
El Salvador Stock Exchange
Transportation in El Salvador
- Airports in El Salvador
- Rail transport in El Salvador
Water supply and sanitation in El Salvador

Education in El Salvador

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "El Salvador". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/el-salvador/.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Carlos Pérez Pineda y Óscar Meléndez, El nombre oficial de la República de El Salvador, Primera Edición, Dirección de Publicaciones e Impresos, San Salvador, El Salvador, 2015, p.37.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Herrera Mena, Sajid Alfredo (2013). El ejercicio de gobernar: Del cabildo borbónico al ayuntamiento liberal. El Salvador colonial, 1750 - 1821. ISBN 978-84-15443-13-1.

External links

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[CIA_World_Factbook-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "El Salvador". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/el-salvador/.

[el_nombre_El_Salvador-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Carlos Pérez Pineda y Óscar Meléndez, El nombre oficial de la República de El Salvador, Primera Edición, Dirección de Publicaciones e Impresos, San Salvador, El Salvador, 2015, p.37.

[Ejercicio_gobernar-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Herrera Mena, Sajid Alfredo (2013). El ejercicio de gobernar: Del cabildo borbónico al ayuntamiento liberal. El Salvador colonial, 1750 - 1821. ISBN 978-84-15443-13-1.

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