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Country Profile: El Salvador

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Region: Central America and the Caribbean

Capital: San Salvador

Population: 6,217,074

Area Total: 21,040

Area Land: 20,720

Climate: Tropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to April).
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Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
San Salvador 525,990 2020
Santa Ana 176,661 2020
Soyapango 329,708 2020

Other Key Data
Region: Central America and the Caribbean
Population: 6,217,074
Area Total: 21,040km2
Area Land: 20,720km2
Coast Line: 545km
Capital: San Salvador
Climate: Tropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to April).
Languages: Spanish
Nahua
Currency: Colon and US dollar used
Holiday: Independence Day is 15 September (1821)


Average Daily Temperature
January: °C / 72.50°F
July: °C / 74.80°F
Annual Rainfall: mm / 64.7"


Boundaries
Honduras 342 km
Guatemala 203 km


Ethnic Divisions
Mestizo 90.00%
White 9.00%
Amerindian 1.00%


Religions
Roman Catholic 86.00%
Protestant and other 14.00%

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