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El Salvador

13.8N 88.9W · 22 EVENTS · 9 DOMAINS
INDEPENDENCE FROM SPAIN · 15 SEPTEMBER 1821
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1992 - 2026 · Postwar El Salvador and the Bukele Era
5 EVENTS
2019 · Bukele wins the presidency 2 REFS
March 2022 · State of exception and gang crackdown 2 REFS
1980 - 1992 · The Civil War
4 EVENTS
24 March 1980 · Assassination of Archbishop Romero 2 REFS
December 1981 · El Mozote massacre 2 REFS
1931 - 1979 · La Matanza and the Age of Military Rule
3 EVENTS
December 1931 · Hernandez Martinez seizes power 1 REF
January 1932 · Uprising and la matanza 3 REFS
1821 - 1931 · Independence and the Coffee Republic
4 EVENTS
15 September 1821 · Independence from Spain declared 3 REFS
1824 · Federal Republic of Central America 2 REFS
1524 - 1821 · Conquest and the Colonial Province
3 EVENTS
1524 · Alvarado's conquest begins 2 REFS
1528 · San Salvador permanently founded 1 REF
Pre-Columbian - 1524 · The Pipil, the Maya, and the Land of the Jewel
3 EVENTS
c. AD 600 · Joya de Ceren buried by ash 1 REF
c. 11th-12th century · Rise of Pipil Cuzcatlan 2 REFS
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Quick facts · atlas reference
Capital
San Salvador
Population
6.2 m
Area
21,041 km²
Region
Central America
Languages
Spanish
Currency
United States dollar ($)
Demonym
Salvadoran
UN member
Yes
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Economy

GDP
$37 B’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$5,767’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
3.9%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
0.3%’25 WB-WDI
Trade openness
88.2%’25 WB-WDI

Society

Population
6.4 m’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
72.3 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
75.5%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
1.8’24 WB-WDI
Literacy rate
89.8%’24 WB-WDI

Governance

Voice & accountability
43.0’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
66.0’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
47.8’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
52.1’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
44.7’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
36.2’24 WB-WGI

Health

Health spending
9.3%’23 WB-WHO
Physicians
1.62’23 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
10.0’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
96.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO

Education

Adult literacy
89.8%’24 WB-UNESCO
Education spending
3.3%’24 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
89.9%’24 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
62.1%’24 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
32.8%’24 WB-UNESCO

Technology

R&D spending
0.1%’23 WB-UNESCO
Researchers (per million)
55’23 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
66.5%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
177’24 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
5.5%’24 WB-WDI

Geography

Land area
20,720 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
27.5%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
57.7%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
1.5’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
21.9%’21 WB-WDI

Resources

Resource rents
0.5%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
0.5%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
98.7%’24 WB-WDI

Military

Military burden
1.2%’24 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$425 M’24 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
42,000’20 WB-SIPRI

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