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El Salvador is a below average size country in the south of North America.

El Salvador has a border on the Pacific Ocean.

The land is a mixture of mountains and coastal plains, with a central plateau.

The geographical coordinates for the centre of El Salvador, also known as lines of latitude and longtitude, are:-
Latitude - 13 50N
Longitude - 88 55W

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elsalvador The Salvadoran flag is 3 equal horizontal stripes of blue, white and blue with the national coat of arms in the centre of the white stripe. The coat of arms has the words Republica De El Slavador En La America Central around a circular emblem. The emblem contains different pictures and includes, volcanoes, a rainbow and the sun in a triangle of spears, 5 blue and white flags representing the original 5 countries of the Federal Republic of Central America and all contained in a 14 leaf wreath.

The capital of El Salvador is San Salvador.

El Salvador is a presidential republic with a president as head of government.

In elections everyone over the age of 18 can vote.

The currency in El Salvador is the US dollar.

Spanish is the official language.

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We have already written our own history of England but are asking schools in El Salvador to provide us with a detailed history of their own country. Check how here.
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Land

The total land area of El Salvador is 20,721 sq kms which is the 13th largest in North America.

El Salvador has lakes, rivers and canals which total 320 sq kms.

El Salvador has boundaries with 2 countries

  • Honduras 391 kms
  • Guatemala 199 605 kms

El Salvador has a coastline of 307 kms which is the 16th longest in North America.

The highest point in El Salvador is Cerro El Pital at 2,730 metres.

The pie chart below shows how the land is split between agricultural land (crops and pastures), forests and other, which can be towns, villages, desert or frozen waste called tundra. elsalvador
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People

The total population of El Salvador is 6.16 million people, making it the 9th largest country in North America by population.

Of this number 3.20 million are females and 2.96 million are males.

A person from El Salvador is called a Salvadoran.

To be a citizen of El Salvador you must be born in El Salvador or one of your parents must be a citizen of El Salvador. You have to live in El Salvador for 5 years before you can begin to apply for citizenship.

The largest five cities in El Salvador, by population are:-

  • San Salvador 525,590 people
  • Soyapango 329,708
  • Santa Ana 176,661
  • San Miquel 161,880
  • Mejicanos 160,317
For each country we will give you a diagram showing the population density. This is the average number of people for each square kilometre. elsalvadorEach little Owlbut is 1 person and the big yellow rectangle is 1 sq km. After a while you can compare countries and see which ones are the most crowded. Remember it is only an average as more people live closer together in towns and cities than in villages out in the country.

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66.7% of the people live in cities or towns.
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Life

The birth rate in El Salvador is 16.3 births per 1,000 of population

The death rate in El Salvador is 5.7 deaths per 1,000 people.

Check this against the birth rate. If the death rate is higher than the birth rate then the population will decrease unless immigrants arrive in the country.

There are 15.1 deaths of girls under 1 year per 1,000 of births and 19.4 deaths of boys.

The median age for females is 28.1 and for males is 25.1. The median age is that age which divides the population exactly in half so there are the same number of people above the median age as below it.

The average age of a woman when she has her first child is 20.8.

The elderly dependency ratio is 12.4. This is the number of elderly people (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64).

The potential support ratio is 8.0. This is the number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+). As a population ages, the potential support ratio tends to fall, meaning there are fewer potential workers to support the elderly.

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El Salvador spends 6.8% of its total income on health care.

There are 1.60 doctors per 1,000 people.

There are 1.1 hospital beds per 1,000 people.

24.6% of the population are estimated as obese.

97.5% of the urban population and 86.5% of the rural population have drinking water that is either piped into their home or they have access to a public tap, a protected borehole, well, spring or protected rainwater collection facility.

82.4% of the urban population and 60.0% of the rural population have access to a flushing toilet that is connected to a sewer. a pit latrine (that is a permanent hole in the ground that is looked after) or a composting toilet.



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El Salvador releases 6.5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide by burning fossil fuels in the process of producing and consuming energy. This puts it as the 12th highest in North America.
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Education

El Salvador spends 3.4% of its total income on education.

Children usually start school at age 7 in El Salvador. Primary education is for nine years until age 15. This is the end of compulsory education. Secondary education can continue till 17/18. This may be followed by further education at a university or college.

Generally the school year consists of 3 terms and starts in the middle of January and finishes in the middle of November. There is a 1 week break around the beginning of April and another 1 week break at the beginning of August.

86.2 % of females and 90.0% of males are able to read and write by the age of 15.

9.8% of all people aged between 16 and 24 are not in work. Among females 10.1% are unemployed while with males 9.6% can't find work.

The total number of people available for work in El Salvador is 2.79 million.

elsalvadorThey work in the following sectors.

  • Agriculture includes farming, fishing and forestry work
  • Industry includes mining, manufacturing, construction and energy workers
  • Services is everything else
5.5% of the workforce are unemployed.
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Travel



There are 5 paved airports in El Salvador, which is the 14th highest number in North America.
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There are 12 kilometres of railways in El Salvador, the 11th longest in North America and last of those countries with any railways.
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There are 4,414 kilometres of roads in El Salvador, which means El Salvador is in 11th place for the most kilometres of roads in North America.
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There are 4 major national newspapers in El Salvador.

There are 9.33 million mobile phone users.

15% of the people have a fixed landline.

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1.65 million people have access to the internet at home via any device (computer or mobile).
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