GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $22.6 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $44.78 billion (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: San Salvador
Population (Estimated July 2012): 6,090,646
Area: 21,040 km2 or 8,124 mi2
Currency: Dollar (U.S.$)
Official Language: Spanish
Political Information: Federal Presidential Constitutional Republic
Official Religion: No Official Religion (approximately 57.1% of the population are Roman Catholic, 21.2% are Protestant, 1.9% are Jehovah’s Witnesses, 3% have other religious beliefs and 16.8% have no religious beliefs)
Highest Mountain: Cerro El Pital at 2,730m or 8,956ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): -6:00
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 14 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento); Ahuachapan, Cabanas, Chalatenango, Cuscatlan, La Libertad, La Paz, La Union, Morazan, San Miguel, San Salvador, San Vicente, Santa Ana, Sonsonate, Usulutan
Leaders: President Mauricino Funes (Carlos Mauricio Funes Cartagena) with Vice President Salvador Cerén.
Additional: The most densely populated country in Central America.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, Encyclopaedia Britannica,
