El Salvador β Country Profile & National Debt
An overview of El Salvador covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About El Salvador
The capital of El Salvador is San Salvador. It has a population of approximately 6.0M. The country covers an area of 21,041 kmΒ². It is located in Central America.
Geography
El Salvador is a country in Central America, part of the Americas region. It covers an area of approximately 21,041 kmΒ². It shares land borders with Guatemala and Honduras, totalling 2 neighbours.
Demographics & Languages
El Salvador has a population of approximately 6,029,976 people. Population density is around 286.6 people per kmΒ². Its officially recognised languages include Spanish, totalling 1 language. People from this country are referred to as Salvadoran.
Economy Overview
As of 2024, El Salvador reports a nominal GDP of about $35.4 billion. Government debt stood at roughly 105.8% of GDP in 2024. The official currency is the United States dollar (USD, symbol $).
Culture & Time
El Salvador operates on a single time zone (UTC-06:00). The local week is considered to start on Monday. Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.sv.
Government & Status
The capital of El Salvador is San Salvador. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +503. Its FIFA country code is SLV, and its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is SV.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP Γ debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.