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El Salvador
Salvador
Country Profile
Capital City: San Salvador (pop. 600 000).
Other Cities: Santa Ana (pop. 237 000), San Miguel (pop. 222,000), Ahuachapán (pop.
100 000), Soyapango (pop. 222,096), La Union.
Local Time: UTC -6h
Geography:
Location: Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean in the
south, between Guatemala and Honduras.
Area: 21,476 sq. km. (8,260 sq. mi.).
Terrain: Mountains separate country into three distinct
regions--southern coastal belt, central valleys and plateaus, and
northern mountains.
Border countries:
Guatemala, Honduras
Climate: Semitropical, tropical on coast; temperate in uplands,
distinct wet and dry seasons.
Government:
Type: Republic.
Independence: on 15 September 1821 (from Spain). Constitution: 20
December 1983.
People:
Nationality: Noun and adjective--Salvadoran(s).
Population: 6.6 million.
Ethnic Groups: mixed Indian and Spanish 90%, indigenous 1%, Caucasian
9%.
Religions: Roman Catholic, Protestants
Languages: Spanish.
Literacy: 75-80% Business
Currency: Salvador Colon (SVC) and US Dollar (USD)
Natural resources: hydropower, geothermal power, petroleum,
arable land.
Agriculture products: Coffee, sugar, livestock, corn, poultry,
and sorghum
Industries: Food and beverage processing, textiles, footwear and
clothing, chemical products, petroleum products, electronics.
Exports partners:
USA 67.8%, Guatemala 11.5%, Honduras 5.9% (2003)
Imports partners: USA 50%, Guatemala 8.1%, Mexico 5.5%
(2003)
Internet Links
Official Sites of El Salvador
El Salvador
Presidencia de la República de El Salvador - El Salvador's Presidency
(in Spanish).
Asamblea
Legislativa de la República de El Salvador
El Salvador's Legislative Assembly.
Ministerio
de Gobernacion
Ministry of the Interior - e-government site with information and
services on various topics related to El Salvador's government
administration (in Spanish).
Ministerio de
Relaciones Exteriores
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of El Salvador.
Diplomatic Missions
Foreign Diplomatic Missions in El Salvador
List of Foreign Embassies and Missions accredited in El Salvador.
Salvadoran Embassies and Missions Abroad
List of Salvadoran Diplomatic Missions Abroad.
Embajada de El
Salvador
El Salvador's Embassy in the US, Washington D.C.
Maps
Map of El Salvador
Political Map of El Salvador
Map of Central America and the Caribbean
Reference map of Central America and the Caribbean
News
El Faro
Local and Latin American news (in Spanish).
Diario El Mundo
El Salvador News (in Spanish).
La Prensa Gráfica
El Salvador News paper (in Spanish)
Tele 2
El Salvador News by Teledos (in Spanish)
Arts & Culture
Cuscatlán
Cuscatlán, the "Land of Precious Things" with Literature and Art of El
Salvador. (in Spanish)
League of Salvadoran Artists and Writers - UNARTES
Association of writers and other Salvadoran artists.
Business & Economy
Banco Central de
Reserva de El Salvador
Central Bank El Salvador.
Bolsa de
Valores de El Salvador
El Salvador Stock Exchange.
Camara de Comercio e
Industria de El Salvador
Chamber of Commerce and Industry El Salvador.
Fundación
Salvadoreña para Investigaciones del Café
All about Salvadoran coffee.
Destination El Salvador - Country Guides
El
Salvador Tourism
The Official Visitor Guide to El Salvador.
El Salvador en
Imagenes
Pictures of El Salvador, a private guide to the "Land of the volcanoes".
Elsalvador
Magazine
Information on El Salvador (Spanish)
San Salvador
San Salvador
Site of the city government of San Salvador (in Spanish).
Education
Universidad
Centroamericana "José Simeón Cañas"
Official website of the San Salvador located university.
Universidad de El
Salvador UES
The official site of the university (in Spanish).
Universidad Francisco
Gavidia
The official university site (in Spanish).
Universidad
Tecnologica de El Salvador
Official site with university, library and campus information (in
Spanish).
Environment
Living Water El Salvador
Clean drinking water for El Salvador.
Salvadoran Research
Program on Development and Environment (PRISMA)
Non-governmental organization seeks to influence local actions and
national and regional initiatives, by promoting and developing
territorial and resource management approaches that can strengthen rural
livelihoods while furthering the sustainable management of natural
resources.
History
El Salvador: History
Brief overview of El Salvador's history.
Museo Digital Arqueológico de El Salvador
Museum of Archaeology (in Spanish)
History of El Salvador
A Country Study, the Library of Congress.
Oscar Romero
A brief biography of the Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero, a
well-known critic of violence and injustice in El Salvador.
Search
Buscaniguas
Motor de Búsqueda Salvadoreño (in Spanish).
Listasal
Directorio y Listado de Sitios Web de El Salvador - Index of El Salvador
websites (in Spanish).
Newsgroup of El Salvador
soc.culture.el-salvador
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