El Salvador Facts

El Salvador Facts involve geographical factors, economic condition, historical details, religious diversity, cultural preferences of the people living in El Salvador. It alxo includes other miscellaneous El Salvador facts.

El Salvador located at 13.50 N and 88.55 W is known to be the smallest country within the entire region of Central America. It covers a total territory of 21,040 sq. kilometers comprising 20,720 sq. kilometers of land area and 320 sq. kilometer of water area.

El Salvador is an agricultural country, which is rich in coffee, corn, sugar and poultry products. El Salvador has a tropical climate with two seasonal variations, namely the wet season (May to October) and the dry season (November to April).

EL SALVADORIAN FACTS OF HISTORY

The earliest dwellers of El Salvador were the Maya people who practiced different art forms such as painting, dancing and making pots and earthenwares. Traces of the Maya civilization can still be noticed in this country.

From the year 1520 the Spanish settlers crowded the land of El Salvador and colonized this part of Central America. Even in the recent times, the influence of the Spanish colonists can still be seen in the Salvadorian cuisine, their lifestyle and also in the archaic buildings that reflect Spanish opulence and grandeur.

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL FACTS OF EL SALVADOR

According to July 2007 estimates the population of El Salvador is almost 6,950,000 comprised of 90% Mestizos, 9% whites and 1% American Indians. By religion the El Salvador populace consists of 83% of Roman Catholics and 17% of others.

The main economic parameters of El Salvador facts are as follows:

The GDP calculated at official exchange rate as per 2006 estimates was US $ 15.16 billion

The GDP calculated with purchasing power parity (PPP) as basis was US $ 33.68 billion as per 2006 estimates

The per capita GDP with PPP as basis was US $4,900 according to 2006 estimates