Capital: San Salvador.
Official Language: Spanish.
Official Name: Republica de El Salvador (Republic of El Salvador).
Area: 8,124 sq. mi. (21,041 sq. km). Greatest
distances--north-south, 88 mi. (142 km); east-west, 163 mi. (262
km). Coastline--189 mi. (304 km).
Elevation: Highest--Monte Cristo, 7,933 ft. (2,418 m) above sea
level. Lowest--sea level along the coast.
Population: Estimated 1996 population--5,893,000; density, 725
persons per sq. mi. (280 per sq. km); distribution, 53 percent
rural, 47 percent urban. 1992 census--5,047,925. Estimated 2001
population--6,554,000.
Chief Products: Agriculture--beans, coffee, corn, cotton, rice, sugar
cane. Manufacturing--chemicals, cigarettes, processed foods and
beverages, leather goods, textiles.
Money: Basic unit--colon. For the price of the colon in U.S.
dollars, see MONEY (Table: Exchange Rates).
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