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location:
central america. bordering the north pacific ocean. between guatemala and honduras
geographic coordinates:
13 50 n. 88 55 w
map references:
central america and the caribbean
area:
total: 21.040 sq km land: 20.720 sq km water: 320 sq km
area - comparative:
slightly smaller than massachusetts
land boundaries:
total: 545 km border countries: guatemala 203 km. honduras 342 km
coastline:
307 km
maritime claims:
territorial sea: 200 nm
climate:
tropical; rainy season (may to october); dry season (november to april); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands
terrain:
mostly mountains with narrow coastal belt and central plateau
elevation extremes:
lowest point: pacific ocean 0 m highest point: cerro el pital 2.730 m
natural resources:
hydropower. geothermal power. petroleum. arable land
land use:
arable land: 31.85% permanent crops: 12.07% other: 56.08% (2001)
irrigated land:
360 sq km (1998 est.)
natural hazards:
known as the land of volcanoes; frequent and sometimes very destructive earthquakes and volcanic activity; extremely susceptible to hurricanes
environment - current issues:
deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution; contamination of soils from disposal of toxic wastes
environment - international agreements:
party to: biodiversity. climate change. climate change-kyoto protocol. desertification. endangered species. hazardous wastes. ozone layer protection. wetlands signed. but not ratified: law of the sea
geography - note:
smallest central american country and only one without a coastline on caribbean sea
population:
6.704.932 (july 2005 est.)
age structure:
0-14 years: 36.5% (male 1.250.901/female 1.198.589) 15-64 years: 58.3% (male 1.860.084/female 2.051.140) 65 years and over: 5.1% (male 153.133/female 191.085) (2005 est.)
median age:
total: 21.57 years male: 20.44 years female: 22.69 years (2005 est.)
population growth rate:
1.75% (2005 est.)
birth rate:
27.04 births/1.000 population (2005 est.)
death rate:
5.85 deaths/1.000 population (2005 est.)
net migration rate:
-3.67 migrant(s)/1.000 population (2005 est.)
sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
infant mortality rate:
total: 25.1 deaths/1.000 live births male: 27.98 deaths/1.000 live births female: 22.08 deaths/1.000 live births (2005 est.)
life expectancy at birth:
total population: 71.22 years male: 67.61 years female: 75.01 years (2005 est.)
total fertility rate:
3.16 children born/woman (2005 est.)
hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate:
0.7% (2003 est.)
hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids:
29.000 (2003 est.)
hiv/aids - deaths:
2.200 (2003 est.)
nationality:
noun: salvadoran(s) adjective: salvadoran
ethnic groups:
mestizo 90%. white 9%. amerindian 1%
religions:
roman catholic 83%. other 17% note: there is extensive activity by protestant groups throughout the country; by the end of 1992. there were an estimated 1 million protestant evangelicals in el salvador
languages:
spanish. nahua (among some amerindians)
literacy:
definition: age 10 and over can read and write total population: 80.2% male: 82.8% female: 77.7% (2003 est.)
country name:
conventional long form: republic of el salvador conventional short form: el salvador local long form: republica de el salvador local short form: el salvador
government type:
republic
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