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conventional long form: Republic of El Salvador conventional short form: El Salvador local long form: Republica de El Salvador local short form: El Salvador
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World Factbook and are
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Country Profile [CIA World Factbook]
El Salvador achieved independence from Spain in 1821 and from the Central American Federation in 1839. A 12-year civil war, which cost about 75,000 lives, was brought to a close in 1992 when the government and leftist rebels signed a treaty that provided for military and political reforms.
Disputes
International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on the delimitation of "bolsones" (disputed areas) along the El Salvador-Honduras boundary, in 1992, with final agreement by the parties in 2006 after an Organization of American States (OAS) survey and a further ICJ ruling in 2003; the 1992 ICJ ruling advised a tripartite resolution to a maritime boundary in the Gulf of Fonseca advocating Honduran access to the Pacific; El Salvador continues to claim tiny Conejo Island, not identified in the ICJ decision, off Honduras in the Gulf of Fonseca
| Location |
Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and Honduras |
| Coordinates |
13° 49.98' N 88° 55.02' W |
| Capital
| San Salvador |
| Main Cities |
Mejicanos, San Miguel, Santa Ana |
| Area |
21040 km2 |
| Boundaries (km) |
545 - Guatemala 203, Honduras 342 |
| Coastline (km) |
307 |
| Timezone (GMT) |
-6 |
| Population |
7,185,218 (July 2009 est.) (Demographics) |
| Public Holidays |
Independence Day, 15 September (1821) |
| Currency |
US dollar (USD) |
| GDP |
$41.65 billion (2007 est.) (Economic data) |
| Main Exports |
offshore assembly exports, coffee, sugar, shrimp, textiles, chemicals, electricity |
| Climate |
tropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to April); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands |
| Natural Hazards |
known as the Land of Volcanoes; frequent and sometimes very destructive earthquakes and volcanic activity; extremely susceptible to hurricanes |
| Physical Features |
Sierra Santa Anna, Lampa river, mostly mountains with narrow coastal belt and central plateau |
| Environmental 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 |
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