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El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
is a sovereign country located on the Pacific Coast
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
of Central America
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
. The area was originally called by the Pipil "Cuzhcatl", in Spanish "Cuzcatlan", which in Nahuatl
Nahuatl
Nahuatl is thought to mean "a good, clear sound" This language name has several spellings, among them náhuatl , Naoatl, Nauatl, Nahuatl, Nawatl. In a back formation from the name of the language, the ethnic group of Nahuatl speakers are called Nahua...
means "The Land Of Precious Things".
After the Spanish conquest, the land was baptized by Spanish conquistadors as "Provincia De Nuestro Señor Jesucristo El Salvador Del Mundo" ("Province of Our Lord Jesus Christ, The Savior Of The World"), now abbreviated as "República de El Salvador".
The country borders the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
between Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
and Honduras
Honduras
Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
. With a population of approximately 5.8 million people, it is the most densely populated nation in Central America and is undergoing rapid industrialization.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to El Salvador:
General reference
- Pronunciation: ɛlˈsælvədɔr
- Common English country name: El SalvadorEl SalvadorEl Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
- Official English country name: The Republic of El Salvador
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Salvadoran
- Demonym(s):
- EtymologyEtymologyEtymology is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time.For languages with a long written history, etymologists make use of texts in these languages and texts about the languages to gather knowledge about how words were used during...
: In the early sixteenth century, Spanish conquistadors named this region "Provincia De Nuestro Señor Jesus Cristo, El Salvador Del Mundo" ("Province Of Our Lord Jesus Christ, The Savior Of The World"), which was subsequently abbreviated to "El Salvador". - International rankings of El SalvadorInternational rankings of El Salvador- International rankings :...
- ISO country codes: SV, SLV, 222
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:SVISO 3166-2:SVISO 3166-2:SV is the entry for El Salvador in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for El Salvador, ISO 3166-2 codes...
- InternetInternetThe Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
country code top-level domainCountry code top-level domainA country code top-level domain is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, a sovereign state, or a dependent territory....
: .sv.sv.sv is the Internet country code top-level domain for El Salvador.Microsoft's Internet Explorer 6 has a bug in its Swedish version where .sv is used instead of .se when typing ctrl+return for appending the suffix...
Geography of El Salvador
- El Salvador is: a country
- Location:
- Northern HemisphereNorthern HemisphereThe Northern Hemisphere is the half of a planet that is north of its equator—the word hemisphere literally means “half sphere”. It is also that half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator...
and Western HemisphereWestern HemisphereThe Western Hemisphere or western hemisphere is mainly used as a geographical term for the half of the Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian and east of the Antimeridian , the other half being called the Eastern Hemisphere.In this sense, the western hemisphere consists of the western portions...
- AmericasAmericasThe Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...
- North AmericaNorth AmericaNorth America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
- Middle AmericaMiddle America (Americas)Middle America is a region in the mid-latitudes of the Americas. In southern North America, it usually comprises Mexico, the nations of Central America, and the West Indies. The scope of the term may vary...
- Central AmericaCentral AmericaCentral America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
- Central America
- Middle America
- North America
- Americas
- Latin AmericaLatin AmericaLatin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
- Time zoneTime zoneA time zone is a region on Earth that has a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes. In order for the same clock time to always correspond to the same portion of the day as the Earth rotates , different places on the Earth need to have different clock times...
: Central Standard Time (UTC-06) - Extreme points of El Salvador
- High: Cerro El PitalCerro El PitalCerro El Pital is a mountain in Central America, on the border of El Salvador and Honduras. It is located from the town of La Palma and at a height of it is the highest point of the Salvadoran territory...
2730 m (8,957 ft) - Low: North Pacific Ocean 0 m
- High: Cerro El Pital
- Land boundaries: 545 km
- Northern Hemisphere
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Honduras 342 km
Guatemala 203 km
- Coastline: North Pacific Ocean 307 km
- Population of El Salvador: 6,857,000 - 98th most populous country
- Area of El Salvador: 21,040 km2
- Atlas of El Salvador
Environment of El Salvador
- Climate of El Salvador
- Wildlife of El Salvador
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- Fauna of El Salvador
- Birds of El Salvador
- Mammals of El Salvador
- Fauna of El Salvador
Natural geographic features of El Salvador
- Islands of El Salvador
- Mountains of El Salvador
- Rivers of El Salvador
- World Heritage Sites in El Salvador
Departments of El Salvador
- AH AhuachapánAhuachapán DepartmentAhuachapán is a department of El Salvador in the west of the country. The capital is Ahuachapán. In the South it has the Apenca-Ilamatepec Range and the Cerro Grande de Apaneca...
(AhuachapánAhuachapánAhuachapán is a city and municipality and the capital of the Ahuachapán Department in western El Salvador. The municipality including the city covers an area of 244.84 km² and as of 2007 has a population of 110,511 people...
) - CA CabañasCabañas DepartmentCabañas is a department of El Salvador in the north central part of the country. The capital is Sensuntepeque. Sensuntepeque means 400 hills because around the department there are small hills.One of the coldest regions in El Salvador and Certified place of Tourism , strongly recommended. Cabañas...
(SensuntepequeSensuntepequeSensuntepeque is a municipality in the Cabañas department of El Salvador....
) - CH ChalatenangoChalatenango DepartmentChalatenango is a department of El Salvador, located in the northwest of the country. The capital is the city of Chalatenango. The Chalatenango Department encompasses 2,017 km² and contains more than 220,000 inhabitants. Las Matras Archaeological Ruins contains the relics of prehistoric...
(ChalatenangoChalatenango, ChalatenangoChalatenango is a town and municipality in the Chalatenango department of El Salvador. It is the capital of the department.The coat of arms is actually the same as the department's, as is the flag....
) - CU CuscatlánCuscatlán DepartmentCuscatlán is a department of El Salvador, located in the center of the country. With a surface area of , it is El Salvador's smallest department. It is inhabited by over 200,000 people. Cuscatlán or Cuzcatlán was the name the original inhabitants of the Western part of the country gave to most of...
(CojutepequeCojutepequeCojutepeque is the capital city of El Salvador's Cuscatlán department. It also serves as the administrative centre for the surrounding municipality of Cojutepeque...
) - LI La LibertadLa Libertad DepartmentLa Libertad is one of the departments of El Salvador and is located in the southwest of the country. The capital is Santa Tecla. It has 1,653 km² and a population of more than 780,400 people. It was classified as a department on January 28, 1865. The population was settled on the Ulliman...
(Santa TeclaSanta Tecla, El SalvadorSanta Tecla is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador. It is the capital of the department of La Libertad.The city was named after Saint Thecla who was a saint of the early Christian Church, and a reported follower of Paul of Tarsus in the 1st century AD...
) - PA La PazLa Paz Department (El Salvador)La Paz is a department of El Salvador in the south central area of the country. The capital is Zacatecoluca. La Paz has an area of 1,224 km² and a population of more than 300,000. The department was created in 1852. There are various caves containing rock writing. The department has a church...
(Zacatecoluca) - UN La UniónLa Unión DepartmentLa Unión is a department of El Salvador. It is located in the eastern part of the country and its capital is La Unión. It covers a total of 2,074 km² and has a population of 300,000. The department was created on June 22, 1865 and the city of La Unión was made its capital...
(La Unión) - MO MorazánMorazán DepartmentMorazán is a department of El Salvador. Located in the northeast part of the country, its capital is San Francisco Gotera. It covers a total surface area of 1,447 km² and has a population of more than 200,000.-History:...
(San Francisco Gotera) - SM San MiguelSan Miguel Department (El Salvador)San Miguel is a department of El Salvador in the eastern part of the country. The capital is San Miguel. It has 2,077 km² and a population of over 450,000...
(San MiguelSan Miguel, El SalvadorSan Miguel is the fourth most populous city in El Salvador after Santa Ana and Soyapango and the second most important after San Salvador. It is located 138 km east of the capital, San Salvador. It is also the capital of the department of San Miguel and a municipality...
) - SS San SalvadorSan Salvador DepartmentSan Salvador is a department of El Salvador in the west central part of the country. The capital is San Salvador, which is also the national capital. The department has North of the Rio Lempa Valley, the "Valle de las Hamacas" and a section of Lake Ilopango...
(San SalvadorSan SalvadorThe city of San Salvador the capital and largest city of El Salvador, which has been designated a Gamma World City. Its complete name is La Ciudad de Gran San Salvador...
) - SV San VicenteSan Vicente DepartmentSan Vicente is a department of El Salvador in the center of the country. The capital is San Vicente. On October 4, 1834, San Vicente City of Austria and Lorenzana was made the capital of State of El Salvador during the Federal Republic of Central America...
(San VicenteSan Vicente, El SalvadorSan Vicente is a municipality in the San Vicente department of El Salvador. It was founded by 50 Spanish families in 1635, under the Tempisque tree, which is still standing today....
) - SA Santa AnaSanta Ana DepartmentSanta Ana is a department of El Salvador in the northwest of the country. The capital is Santa Ana.- General information :It has 2,023 km² and a population of over 600,000. This department was created on February 8, 1855...
(Santa AnaSanta Ana, El SalvadorSanta Ana is the second largest city in El Salvador, located 64 kilometers west of San Salvador, the capital city. Santa Ana has approximately 274,830 inhabitants and serves both as the capital of the department of Santa Ana and...
) - SO SonsonateSonsonate DepartmentSonsonate is a department of El Salvador in the western part of the country. The capital is Sonsonate.The department has a population of over 500,000 and an area of 1,226 km².Created on June 12, 1824...
(Sonsonate) - US UsulutánUsulután DepartmentUsulután from the Nawat language is a department of El Salvador in the southeast of the country . The capital is Usulután.It is El Salvador's largest department...
(UsulutánUsulutánUsulután is the 5th largest city in El Salvador, and capital of the Department of Usulutan in the south-east of El Salvador. As of 2006, it is estimated to have population of 71,636 people.Usulutan rests in a rich agricultural valley....
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Municipalities of El Salvador
- Capital of El Salvador: San Salvador
- Cities of El Salvador
Government and politics of El Salvador
- Main article: Government of El SalvadorGovernment of El SalvadorThe government of El Salvador is a presidential representative democratic republic. The seat of the federal government is in San Salvador.-President of El Salvador:...
and Politics of El SalvadorPolitics of El SalvadorPolitics of El Salvador takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of El Salvador is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in...
- Form of governmentForm of governmentA form of government, or form of state governance, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized. Synonyms include "regime type" and "system of government".-Empirical and conceptual problems:...
: presidentialPresidential systemA presidential system is a system of government where an executive branch exists and presides separately from the legislature, to which it is not responsible and which cannot, in normal circumstances, dismiss it....
representative democraticRepresentative democracyRepresentative democracy is a form of government founded on the principle of elected individuals representing the people, as opposed to autocracy and direct democracy...
republicRepublicA republic is a form of government in which the people, or some significant portion of them, have supreme control over the government and where offices of state are elected or chosen by elected people. In modern times, a common simplified definition of a republic is a government where the head of... - Capital of El Salvador: San Salvador
- Elections in El SalvadorElections in El SalvadorElections in El Salvador gives information on elections and election results in El Salvador.El Salvador elects its head of state – the President of El Salvador – directly through a fixed-date general election whose winner is decided by absolute majority...
- (specific elections)
- Political parties in El Salvador
Executive branch of the government of El Salvador
- Head of stateHead of StateA head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...
: President of El SalvadorPresident of El SalvadorThis page contains a list of Presidents of El Salvador.-Heads of State of El Salvador within the Federal Republic of Central America :*Pedro Barriere : 21 September 1821 - 28 November 1821*José Matías Delgado : 28 Nov 1821 - 9 February 1823...
, - Head of governmentHead of governmentHead of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled prime minister, chief minister, premier, etc...
: Prime Minister of El Salvador, - Cabinet of El Salvador
Legislative branch of the government of El Salvador
- Legislative Assembly of El SalvadorLegislative Assembly of El SalvadorThe Legislative Assembly is the legislative branch of the government of El Salvador.The Salvadoran legislature is a unicameral body....
(unicameral)
Judicial branch of the government of El Salvador
- Supreme Court of El SalvadorSupreme Court of El SalvadorThe Supreme Court of Justice of El Salvador is the highest court of El Salvador. The court sits in San Salvador. The current president is Judge José Belarmino Jaime, who has held the position for three consecutive terms.-Composition and criteria:...
Foreign relations of El Salvador
- Diplomatic missions in El Salvador
- Diplomatic missions of El SalvadorDiplomatic missions of El SalvadorThis is a list of diplomatic missions of El Salvador, excluding honorary consulates. El Salvador is a small Central American country with a modest number of diplomatic missions abroad....
International organization membership
The Republic of El Salvador is a member of:- Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL)
- Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE)
- Central American Common Market (CACM)
- Central American Integration SystemCentral American Integration SystemCentral American Integration System is the economic, cultural and political organization of Central American states since February 1, 1993. It was on December 13, 1991, however, when all the countries of the ODECA signed the Protocol of Tegucigalpa which extended the earlier cooperation in search...
(SICA) - Food and Agriculture OrganizationFood and Agriculture OrganizationThe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialised agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and...
(FAO) - Group of 77Group of 77The Group of 77 at the United Nations is a loose coalition of developing nations, designed to promote its members' collective economic interests and create an enhanced joint negotiating capacity in the United Nations. There were 77 founding members of the organization, but the organization has...
(G77) - Inter-American Development BankInter-American Development BankThe Inter-American Development Bank is the largest source of development financing for Latin America and the Caribbean...
(IADB) - International Atomic Energy AgencyInternational Atomic Energy AgencyThe International Atomic Energy Agency is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. The IAEA was established as an autonomous organization on 29 July 1957...
(IAEA) - International Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmentInternational Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmentThe International Bank for Reconstruction and Development is one of five institutions that compose the World Bank Group. The IBRD is an international organization whose original mission was to finance the reconstruction of nations devastated by World War II. Now, its mission has expanded to fight...
(IBRD) - International Chamber of CommerceInternational Chamber of CommerceThe International Chamber of Commerce is the largest, most representative business organization in the world. Its hundreds of thousands of member companies in over 130 countries have interests spanning every sector of private enterprise....
(ICC) - International Civil Aviation OrganizationInternational Civil Aviation OrganizationThe International Civil Aviation Organization , pronounced , , is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth...
(ICAO) - International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
- International Development AssociationInternational Development AssociationThe International Development Association , is the part of the World Bank that helps the world’s poorest countries. It complements the World Bank's other lending arm — the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development — which serves middle-income countries with capital investment and...
(IDA) - International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent SocietiesInternational Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent SocietiesThe International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is a humanitarian institution that is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement along with the ICRC and 186 distinct National Societies...
(IFRCS) - International Finance CorporationInternational Finance CorporationThe International Finance Corporation promotes sustainable private sector investment in developing countries.IFC is a member of the World Bank Group and is headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States....
(IFC) - International Fund for Agricultural DevelopmentInternational Fund for Agricultural DevelopmentThe International Fund for Agricultural Development , a specialized agency of the United Nations, was established as an international financial institution in 1977 as one of the major outcomes of the 1974 World Food Conference. IFAD is dedicated to eradicating rural poverty in developing countries...
(IFAD) - International Labour OrganizationInternational Labour OrganizationThe International Labour Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that deals with labour issues pertaining to international labour standards. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. Its secretariat — the people who are employed by it throughout the world — is known as the...
(ILO) - International Maritime OrganizationInternational Maritime OrganizationThe International Maritime Organization , formerly known as the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization , was established in Geneva in 1948, and came into force ten years later, meeting for the first time in 1959...
(IMO) - International Monetary FundInternational Monetary FundThe International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...
(IMF) - International Olympic CommitteeInternational Olympic CommitteeThe International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
(IOC) - International Organization for MigrationInternational Organization for MigrationThe International Organization for Migration is an intergovernmental organization. It was initially established in 1951 as the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration to help resettle people displaced by World War II....
(IOM) - International Organization for StandardizationInternational Organization for StandardizationThe International Organization for Standardization , widely known as ISO, is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations. Founded on February 23, 1947, the organization promulgates worldwide proprietary, industrial and commercial...
(ISO) (correspondent) - International Red Cross and Red Crescent MovementInternational Red Cross and Red Crescent MovementThe International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an international humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide which was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human...
(ICRM) - International Telecommunication UnionInternational Telecommunication UnionThe International Telecommunication Union is the specialized agency of the United Nations which is responsible for information and communication technologies...
(ITU) - International Telecommunications Satellite OrganizationInternational Telecommunications Satellite OrganizationThe International Telecommunications Satellite Organization is an intergovernmental organisation charged with overseeing the public service obligations of Intelsat.-External links:*...
(ITSO) - International Trade Union ConfederationInternational Trade Union ConfederationThe International Trade Union Confederation is the world's largest trade union federation. It was formed on November 1, 2006 out of the merger of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions and the World Confederation of Labour...
(ITUC)
- Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee AgencyMultilateral Investment Guarantee AgencyThe Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency is a member organization of the World Bank Group that offers political risk insurance. It was established to promote foreign direct investment into developing countries. MIGA was founded in 1988 with a capital base of $1 billion and is headquartered in...
(MIGA) - Nonaligned Movement (NAM) (observer)
- Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
- Organization of American StatesOrganization of American StatesThe Organization of American States is a regional international organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States...
(OAS) - Permanent Court of ArbitrationPermanent Court of ArbitrationThe Permanent Court of Arbitration , is an international organization based in The Hague in the Netherlands.-History:The court was established in 1899 as one of the acts of the first Hague Peace Conference, which makes it the oldest institution for international dispute resolution.The creation of...
(PCA) - Rio GroupRio Group- List of Summit meetings :- See also :* Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, possible successor of the Rio Group* Union of South American Nations...
(RG) - Unión Latina
- United NationsUnited NationsThe United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
(UN) - United Nations Conference on Trade and DevelopmentUnited Nations Conference on Trade and DevelopmentThe United Nations Conference on Trade and Development was established in 1964 as a permanent intergovernmental body. It is the principal organ of the United Nations General Assembly dealing with trade, investment, and development issues....
(UNCTAD) - United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- United Nations Industrial Development OrganizationUnited Nations Industrial Development OrganizationThe United Nations Industrial Development Organization , French/Spanish acronym ONUDI, is a specialized agency in the United Nations system, headquartered in Vienna, Austria...
(UNIDO) - United Nations Interim Force in LebanonUnited Nations Interim Force in LebanonThe United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, or UNIFIL, was created by the United Nations, with the adoption of Security Council Resolution 425 and 426 on 19 March 1978, to confirm Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon which Israel had invaded five days prior, restore international peace and security,...
(UNIFIL) - United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western SaharaUnited Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western SaharaMINURSO is the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara. The name is a French acronym for "Mission des Nations Unies pour l'Organisation d'un Référendum au Sahara Occidental" — United Nations Mission for the organization of a Referendum in Western Sahara.-Purpose of the mission:MINURSO...
(MINURSO) - United Nations Mission in LiberiaUnited Nations Mission in LiberiaThe United Nations Mission in Liberia is a peace-keeping force established in September 2003 to monitor a ceasefire agreement in Liberia following the resignation of President Charles Taylor and the conclusion of the Second Liberian Civil War....
(UNMIL) - United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)
- United Nations Operation in Cote d'IvoireUnited Nations Operation in Côte d'IvoireThe United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire is a peacekeeping mission whose objective is "to facilitate the implementation by the Ivorian parties of the peace agreement signed by them in January 2003"...
(UNOCI) - Universal Postal UnionUniversal Postal UnionThe Universal Postal Union is an international organization that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to the worldwide postal system. The UPU contains four bodies consisting of the Congress, the Council of Administration , the Postal Operations Council and the...
(UPU) - World Confederation of LabourWorld Confederation of LabourThe World Confederation of Labour was an international labour organization founded in 1920 and based in Europe. Totalitarian governments of the 1930s repressed the federation and imprisoned many of its leaders, limiting operations until the end of World War II...
(WCL) - World Customs OrganizationWorld Customs OrganizationThe World Customs Organization is an intergovernmental organization headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. With its worldwide membership, the WCO is recognized as the voice of the global customs community...
(WCO) - World Federation of Trade UnionsWorld Federation of Trade UnionsThe World Federation of Trade Unions was established in 1945 to replace the International Federation of Trade Unions. Its mission was to bring together trade unions across the world in a single international organization, much like the United Nations...
(WFTU) - World Health OrganizationWorld Health OrganizationThe World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
(WHO) - World Intellectual Property OrganizationWorld Intellectual Property OrganizationThe World Intellectual Property Organization is one of the 17 specialized agencies of the United Nations. WIPO was created in 1967 "to encourage creative activity, to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world"....
(WIPO) - World Meteorological OrganizationWorld Meteorological OrganizationThe World Meteorological Organization is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 189 Member States and Territories. It originated from the International Meteorological Organization , which was founded in 1873...
(WMO) - World Tourism OrganizationWorld Tourism OrganizationThe World Tourism Organization , based in Madrid, Spain, is a United Nations agency dealing with questions relating to tourism. It compiles the World Tourism rankings. The World Tourism Organization is a significant global body, concerned with the collection and collation of statistical information...
(UNWTO) - World Trade OrganizationWorld Trade OrganizationThe World Trade Organization is an organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade. The organization officially commenced on January 1, 1995 under the Marrakech Agreement, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade , which commenced in 1948...
(WTO)
Law and order in El Salvador
- Constitution of El SalvadorConstitution of El SalvadorThe current constitution was put in place in 1983 and amended in 2003.-Provisions of the 1983 constitution:The Constitution of 1983 is in many ways quite similar to the constitution of 1962, often incorporating verbatim passages from the earlier document...
- Crime in El Salvador
- Illegal drug trade in El SalvadorIllegal drug trade in El SalvadorIllegal drug trade in El Salvador has included, according to some sources, trans-shipping of cocaine by the Nicaraguan Contras.-CIA and Contras cocaine trafficking in the US:...
- Illegal drug trade in El Salvador
- Human rights in El SalvadorHuman rights in El Salvador-History:*La Matanza was a suppression of a 1932 peasant uprising which resulted in the death of tens of thousands of civilians.-Salvadoran Civil War:...
(see :Category:Human rights in El Salvador- Abortion in El SalvadorAbortion in El SalvadorAbortion in El Salvador is illegal. The law formerly permitted an abortion to be performed under some limited circumstances, but, in 1998, all exceptions were removed when a new abortion law went into effect.-History of Salvadoran abortion law:...
- LGBT rights in El SalvadorLGBT rights in El SalvadorLesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons in El Salvador may face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Both male and female same-sex sexual activity is legal in El Salvador, but same-sex couples and households headed by same-sex couples are not eligible for the same legal...
- Abortion in El Salvador
- Law enforcement in El SalvadorLaw enforcement in El Salvador-History:In the early days of the Republic of El Salvador, the Civil Guard was created in 1867, which then gave way to the National Guard in 1912.At the time of the end of the Salvadoran Civil War law enforcement in El Salvador included the National Police , the Treasury Police, and the National...
Military of El Salvador
- Main article: Military of El SalvadorMilitary of El SalvadorThe Armed Forces of El Salvador, in Spanish Fuerza Armada de El Salvador is the official name of the combined armed forces of El Salvador...
- Command
- Commander-in-chiefCommander-in-ChiefA commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military...
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- Commander-in-chief
- Armed Forces of El Salvador
- Army of El Salvador
- Navy of El SalvadorNavy of El SalvadorThe Navy of El Salvador is the naval arm of the Armed Forces of El Salvador. The current navy was created in 1952, after an absence of almost forty years....
- Air Force of El SalvadorAir Force of El SalvadorThe Salvadoran Air Force the air force of the Armed Forces of El Salvador, and is independent from the army and navy. It was formed on 20 March 1923 during a period of heavy interest in aviation in El Salvador. In 1947 after signing the treaty of Rio...
Culture of El Salvador
- Main article: Culture of El SalvadorCulture of El SalvadorThe culture of El Salvador is much like any other country in Latin America, or more specifically of Central America. The European influences are emphasized in the architecture of the colonial churches, museums and theaters throughout most of El Salvador...
- Cuisine of El SalvadorCuisine of El SalvadorSalvadoran cuisine is a style of cooking derived from the nation of El Salvador. The traditional cuisine consists of food from the Maya, Lenca, Pipil, and Spanish peoples...
- Languages of El Salvador
- National symbols of El Salvador
- Coat of arms of El SalvadorCoat of arms of El SalvadorThe coat of arms of El Salvador has been in use in its current form since 15 September 1912. Its center consists of a triangle, in which five volcanoes rise out of the sea. They symbolize the five member states of the United Provinces of Central America...
- Flag of El SalvadorFlag of El SalvadorThe flag of El Salvador was inspired by the flag of the Federal Republic of Central America, and by the flag of Argentina, the country that sent one of the first fleets to help consummate the independence of Central American republics from Spain....
- National anthem of El SalvadorNational Anthem of El Salvador"Himno Nacional de El Salvador" is the national anthem of El Salvador. Written by General Juan José Cañas with music composed by the Italian Juan Aberle in 1856, the anthem was adopted as the national song on September 15, 1879, and officially recognized by the government on December 11, 1953...
- Coat of arms of El Salvador
- Prostitution in El SalvadorProstitution in El SalvadorIn El Salvador, prostitution itself is not illegal, but the law prohibits inducing, facilitating, promoting or giving incentives to a person to work as a prostitute . The prostitution of children is illegal. Prostitution is common in San Salvador.Child prostitution is a problem...
- Religion in El SalvadorReligion in El SalvadorThere is diversity of religious and ethnic groups in El Salvador. The majority of the population are Christians, mostly Roman Catholics , while Protestantism represents 27.6% of the population.Mormonism and Pentecostalism are two of the notable non-catholic faiths in El Salvador.11.1 percent of the...
- Buddhism in El Salvador
- Christianity in El Salvador
- Islam in El SalvadorIslam in El SalvadorThere is a small Muslim community in El Salvador, largely consisting of Salvadoran nationals and converts. However, the majority of the Arab population in the country are Christian mainly Lebanese and Palestinian....
- Judaism in El Salvador
- World Heritage Sites in El Salvador
Specific sports
- Baseball in El Salvador
- El Salvador national baseball teamEl Salvador national baseball teamThe El Salvador national baseball team is a national team of El Salvador and is controlled by the Federación Salvadoreña de Béisbol. It represents the nation in senior-level men's international competition. The team is a member of the COPABE....
- El Salvador national baseball team
- Cricket in El Salvador
- El Salvador national cricket teamEl Salvador national cricket teamThe El Salvador cricket team represents the country of El Salvador in international cricket matches. El Salvador is not currently a member of the International Cricket Council and so is not elligble to play in the regional ICC Americas Championship.-History:...
- El Salvador national cricket team
- Football in El Salvador
- El Salvador national beach soccer teamEl Salvador national beach soccer teamThe El Salvador national beach soccer team represents El Salvador in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol, the governing body for football in El Salvador.-History:...
- El Salvador national football teamEl Salvador national football teamEl Salvador's national football team represents El Salvador in international football and is sanctioned by the Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol . In 1899, Santa Ana and San Salvador met for the first hosted football game in El Salvador...
- El Salvador national football team season 2009El Salvador national football team season 2009-Record:-Goal scorers:-Match results:-2009 UNCAF Nations Cup:-Friendly matches:-2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers:-2009 Gold Cup:-References:*...
- El Salvador national football team season 2010El Salvador national football team season 2010The El Salvador national football team fixtures and results in 2010. Stats are up to date as of October 12, 2010.-Record:-Goal scorers:-Goal Assists:-Bookings:-Match results:-Friendly matches:-References:*...
- El Salvador national football team season 2009
- El Salvador national football team kitEl Salvador national football team kit-Players:* 1st - Shirt blue, blue shorts and socks;* 2nd - Shirt white, shorts and white socks.-Goalkeepers:* Yellow with black details;* Silver with black details;* Black with details ashes;* Green with details in light green;...
- El Salvador national under-17 football teamEl Salvador national under-17 football teamThe El Salvador Under 17's football team, is controlled by Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol and represents El Salvador in international Under 17 or youth football competitions....
- El Salvador national under-20 football teamEl Salvador national under-20 football teamThe El Salvador Under 20's football team, more commonly known as La Azulita, is controlled by Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol and represents El Salvador in international Under 20 or youth football competitions.-FIFA World Youth Championship Record:...
- El Salvador national under-21 football teamEl Salvador national under-21 football teamThe El Salvador national under 21 football team, is the national under-21 football team of El Salvador and is controlled by the Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol. The team competes in the international under-21 and youth football competitions...
- El Salvador national under-23 football teamEl Salvador national under-23 football teamThe El Salvador U-23 men's national football team is the national under-23 football team of El Salvador and is controlled by the Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol...
- El Salvador women's national football teamEl Salvador women's national football teamEl Salvador women's national football team is currently coached by Jose Ricardo Herrera.-World Cup record:-CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup record:...
- El Salvador national beach soccer team
- Rugby in El Salvador
- El Salvador national rugby union teamEl Salvador national rugby union teamThe Rugby Union Equipo Nacional de El Salvador, nicknamed Los Torogoces, represents El Salvador in rugby union. They have not yet played an international match.-History:...
- El Salvador national rugby union team
General sports competitions
- El Salvador at the OlympicsEl Salvador at the OlympicsEl Salvador has competed in nine Summer Games. They have never competed in the Winter Games. As of 2010, El Salvador has yet to earn a medal. The top sport the country has participated in is cycling....
- El Salvador at the 1968 Summer OlympicsEl Salvador at the 1968 Summer OlympicsEl Salvador competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico.-References:**...
- El Salvador at the 1972 Summer OlympicsEl Salvador at the 1972 Summer OlympicsEl Salvador competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.-Shooting:* Andrés Amador Velasco* José Luis Rosales* José Mario Valdez* Juan Antonio Valencia- Swimming :Men's 100m Freestyle*Antonio Ferracuti...
- El Salvador at the 1984 Summer OlympicsEl Salvador at the 1984 Summer OlympicsEl Salvador competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after missing the 1976 Summer Olympics and participating in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics.- Athletics:...
- El Salvador at the 1988 Summer OlympicsEl Salvador at the 1988 Summer OlympicsEl Salvador competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea.- Athletics:Men's Decathlon* Santiago Mellado — 7517 points *# First Round – Defeated Yacine Cheikh , on points...
- El Salvador at the 1992 Summer OlympicsEl Salvador at the 1992 Summer Olympics- Athletics:Men's Discus Throw*Herbert Rodríguez* Qualification — 43.22 m Men's Long Jump*Angelo Ianuzzelli* Qualification — 7.31 m - Judo:* Juan Carlos Vargas- Swimming :...
- El Salvador at the 1996 Summer OlympicsEl Salvador at the 1996 Summer OlympicsEl Salvador competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.- Athletics:Women's 400 metres* Arely Franco* Heat — 1:01.38 * Rubén Benítez- Cycling :Women's Individual Road Race...
- El Salvador at the 2000 Summer OlympicsEl Salvador at the 2000 Summer Olympics- Archery:In El Salvadors's debut archery competition, the nation entered only one man. He lost his first match.- Athletics:Men's 100m* Antonio Serpas*Round 1 — 10.63 Women's 20km Walk* Ivis Martínez...
- El Salvador at the 2004 Summer OlympicsEl Salvador at the 2004 Summer Olympics-Archery:Men's individual:* Ricardo Merlos - 35th place- Athletics:Men's 400 metres:* Takeshi Fujiwara - Round 1: 48.46 sWomen's 5000 metres:* Elizabeth Zaragoza - Round 1: Did Not Finish-Track cycling:Women's individual pursuit:...
- El Salvador at the 2008 Summer OlympicsEl Salvador at the 2008 Summer Olympics- Athletics:MenWomen- Cycling :-Road:Men- Track:PursuitsPoints Races- Judo :Men- Rowing:Women- Shooting:Women- Swimming:- Tennis:Men- Weightlifting:...
- El Salvador at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- El Salvador at the Pan American GamesEl Salvador at the Pan American Games-Medal count:...
- El Salvador at the 2003 Pan American GamesEl Salvador at the 2003 Pan American GamesThe 14th Pan American Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from August 1 to August 17, 2003.- Silver:*Women's Recurve Individual: Claudia Landaverde*Women's – 69 kg: Eva Dimas- Bronze:...
- El Salvador at the 2007 Pan American GamesEl Salvador at the 2007 Pan American GamesThe 15th Pan American Games were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 13 July 2007 to 29 July 2007.- Gold:*Women's 20 km Road Walk: Cristina López- Silver:*Men's – 56 kg: Marvin López- Bronze:*Men's Kumite : Aron Pérez...
- El Salvador at the 2011 Pan American GamesEl Salvador at the 2011 Pan American GamesEl Salvador will compete at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico from October 14 to 30, 2011. El Salvador's team will consist of 79 athletes in 22 sports.-Medalists:|align="left" valign="top"|- Archery:...
- El Salvador at the 2003 Pan American Games
- El Salvador at the ParalympicsEl Salvador at the ParalympicsEl Salvador made its Paralympic Games début at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, with wheelchair sprinter Claudia Marina Palacios as its sole representative. Entering the 400m race in the T54 category, Palacios finished 4th and last in her heat, which ended her participation in the Games. The...
- El Salvador at the 2008 Summer ParalympicsEl Salvador at the 2008 Summer ParalympicsEl Salvador sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The delegation consisted of a single competitor, runner Zulma Cruz.- Athletics :-External links:*...
- El Salvador at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- El Salvador at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian GamesEl Salvador at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian GamesEl Salvador was represented by 1 athlete at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games in Aachen, Germany.__FORCETOC__-Individual jumping:-External links:*...
- El Salvador at the 2009 World Championships in AthleticsEl Salvador at the 2009 World Championships in AthleticsEl Salvador competes at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15–23 August in Berlin.-Team selection:Track and road events-Men:Track and road events-Women:Track and road events-External links:*...
- El Salvador at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean GamesEl Salvador at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean GamesEl Salvador sent 274 athletes to the XXIst Central American and Caribbean Games in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, July 17 - August 1, 2010....
- El Salvador at the 2010 Summer Youth OlympicsEl Salvador at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics- Fencing:Group StageKnock-Out Stage- Gymnastics:- Artistic Gymnastics:Girls- Rowing:- Table tennis:IndividualTeam- External links :*...
Economy and infrastructure of El Salvador
- Main article: Economy of El SalvadorEconomy of El Salvador-Opening:The GDP variable has been growing at a snail's pace since the signing of peace accords in 1992, in an environment of macroeconomic instability. A problem that the Salvadoran economy faces is the inequality in the distribution of income...
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 93rd (ninety-third)
- Agriculture in El Salvador
- Coffee production in El SalvadorCoffee production in El SalvadorCoffee production in El Salvador has fueled the Salvadoran economy and shaped its history for more than a century. Rapidly growing in the 19th century, coffee in El Salvador has traditionally provided more than 50% of the country's export revenues, reaching a peak in 1980 with a revenue of more...
- Coffee production in El Salvador
- Banking in El Salvador
- Central Reserve Bank of El SalvadorCentral Reserve Bank of El SalvadorThe Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador is the central bank of El Salvador, which controls the currency rate and regulates certain economic activities within El Salvador. The bank was originally privately owned, but was brought under state control through The Law of the Reorganization of Central...
- Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador
- Communications in El SalvadorCommunications in El SalvadorTelecommunications in El Salvador are centered primarily around the capital, San Salvador. At least one television network exists in El Salvador: The Telecorporación Salvadoreña, or TCS, consists of 4 television stations in San Salvador....
- Internet in El Salvador
- Internet in El Salvador
- Companies of El Salvador
- Energy in El Salvador
- Electricity sector in El SalvadorElectricity sector in El SalvadorEl Salvador is the largest producer of geothermal energy in Central America. Except for hydroelectric generation, which is almost totally owned and operated by the public company CEL , the rest of the generation capacity is in private hands...
- Geothermal power in El SalvadorGeothermal power in El SalvadorGeothermal power in El Salvador represents 25% of its total electricity production. El Salvador is one of the top ten geothermal energy producers in the world. Since 1975, the Ahuachapán geothermal field has been in continuous and successful commercial operation. Since 1992, the Berlin geothermal...
- Electricity sector in El Salvador
- Currency of El SalvadorCurrencyIn economics, currency refers to a generally accepted medium of exchange. These are usually the coins and banknotes of a particular government, which comprise the physical aspects of a nation's money supply...
: Dollar- ISO 4217ISO 4217ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Standards Organization, which delineates currency designators, country codes , and references to minor units in three tables:* Table A.1 – Current currency & funds code list...
: USD
- ISO 4217
- El Salvador Stock Exchange
- Transportation in El Salvador
- Airports in El Salvador
- Rail transport in El SalvadorRail transport in El SalvadorAt present , there are only a limited number of trains in El Salvador. The national railroad corporation is FENADESAL , a division of CEPA...
- Water supply and sanitation in El SalvadorWater supply and sanitation in El SalvadorAccess to water supply and sanitation in El Salvador remains low, despite recent increases in coverage, which leads to negative impacts on productivity and health in particular of the rural poor. Water resources are heavily polluted and the great majority of wastewater is discharged without any...
See also
- Index of El Salvador-related articles
- List of El Salvador-related topics
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of geographyOutline of geographyThe following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to geography:Geography – science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth.- Geography is :...
- Outline of North America
- 1982 El Salvador earthquake1982 El Salvador earthquakeThe 1982 El Salvador earthquake occurred on 19 June 1982 at 00:21 local time . It was an Ms 7.2 earthquake, with epicenter being located in the Pacific Ocean about 60 km southeast of San Salvador, El Salvador. 8 people were reported dead, and 1630 houses were damaged. The earthquake triggered...
- 2001 El Salvador earthquakes2001 El Salvador earthquakesThe 2001 El Salvador earthquakes were two earthquakes which hit El Salvador within exactly one month of each other, on January 13 and February 13, 2001.- The January 13 earthquake :...
- 2009 El Salvador floods and mudslides2009 El Salvador floods and mudslidesThe 2009 El Salvador floods and mudslides were extreme weather events that killed 199 people with others 76 missing and left $239 million in damages in El Salvador, some unofficial sources have the death toll up to 275 people....