[1] : WordNet (r) 2.0

el salvador
     n : a republic on the pacific coast of central america syn: republic
         of el salvador, salvador
see also:
republic of el salvador salvador 

[2] : CIA World Factbook 2002

el salvador

   introduction el salvador
   ------------------------
                            background: 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.
  
   geography el salvador
   ---------------------
                              location: middle america, bordering the north
                                        pacific ocean, between guatemala and
                                        honduras
                geographic coordinates: 13 50 n, 88 55 w
                        map references: central america and the caribbean
                                  area: total: 21,040 sq km
                                        water: 320 sq km
                                        land: 20,720 sq km
                    area - comparative: slightly smaller than massachusetts
                       land boundaries: total: 545 km
                                        border countries: guatemala 203 km,
                                        honduras 342 km
                             coastline: 307 km
                       maritime claims: territorial sea: 200 nm
                               climate: tropical; rainy season may to
                                        october; dry season november to
                                        april; tropical on coast; temperate
                                        in uplands
                               terrain: mostly mountains with narrow coastal
                                        belt and central plateau
                    elevation extremes: lowest point: pacific ocean 0 m
                                        highest point: cerro el pital 2,730
                                        m
                     natural resources: hydropower, geothermal power,
                                        petroleum, arable land
                              land use: arable land: 27.27
                                        permanent crops: 12.11
                                        other: 60.62 1998 est.
                        irrigated land: 360 sq km 1998 est.
                       natural hazards: known as the land of volcanoes;
                                        frequent and sometimes very
                                        destructive earthquakes and volcanic
                                        activity; extremely susceptible to
                                        hurricanes
          environment - current issues: deforestation; soil erosion; water
                                        pollution; contamination of soils
                                        from disposal of toxic wastes
            environment - international party to: biodiversity, climate
                            agreements: change, climate change-kyoto
                                        protocol, desertification,
                                        endangered species, hazardous
                                        wastes, nuclear test ban, ozone
                                        layer protection, wetlands
                                        signed, but not ratified: law of the
                                        sea
                      geography - note: smallest central american country
                                        and only one without a coastline on
                                        caribbean sea
  
   people el salvador
   ------------------
                            population: 6,353,681 july 2002 est.
                         age structure: 0-14 years: 37.4 male 1,211,156;
                                        female 1,162,317
                                        15-64 years: 57.5 male 1,735,744;
                                        female 1,922,395
                                        65 years and over: 5.1 male
                                        144,864; female 177,205 2002 est.
                population growth rate: 1.83 2002 est.
                            birth rate: 28.3 births/1,000 population 2002
                                        est.
                            death rate: 6.1 deaths/1,000 population 2002
                                        est.
                    net migration rate: -3.88 migrants/1,000 population
                                        2002 est.
                             sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 males/female
                                        under 15 years: 1.04 males/female
                                        15-64 years: 0.9 males/female
                                        65 years and over: 0.82 males/
                                        female
                                        total population: 0.95 males/
                                        female 2002 est.
                 infant mortality rate: 27.58 deaths/1,000 live births 2002
                                        est.
              life expectancy at birth: total population: 70.32 years
                                        female: 74.11 years 2002 est.
                                        male: 66.72 years
                  total fertility rate: 3.29 children born/woman 2002 est.
      hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate: 0.6 1999 est.
     hiv/aids - people living with hiv/ 25,000 2000 est.
                                  aids:
                     hiv/aids - deaths: 1,300 1999 est.
                           nationality: noun: salvadorans
                                        adjective: salvadoran
                         ethnic groups: mestizo 90, amerindian 1, white 9
                             religions: roman catholic 83
                                        note: there is extensive activity by
                                        protestant groups throughout the
                                        country; by the end of 1992, there
                                        were an estimated 1 million
                                        protestant evangelicals in el
                                        salvador
                             languages: spanish, nahua among some
                                        amerindians
                              literacy: definition: age 10 and over can read
                                        and write
                                        total population: 71.5
                                        male: 73.5
                                        female: 69.8 1995 est.
  
   government el salvador
   ----------------------
                          country name: conventional long form: republic of
                                        el salvador
                                        conventional short form: el salvador
  
                                        local short form: el salvador
                                        local long form: republica de el
                                        salvador
                       government type: republic
                               capital: san salvador
              administrative divisions: 14 departments departamentos,
                                        singular - departamento;
                                        ahuachapan, cabanas, chalatenango,
                                        cuscatlan, la libertad, la paz, la
                                        union, morazan, san miguel, san
                                        salvador, santa ana, san vicente,
                                        sonsonate, usulutan
                          independence: 15 september 1821 from spain
                      national holiday: independence day, 15 september
                                        1821
                          constitution: 23 december 1983
                          legal system: based on civil and roman law, with
                                        traces of common law; judicial
                                        review of legislative acts in the
                                        supreme court; accepts compulsory
                                        icj jurisdiction, with reservations
                              suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
                      executive branch: chief of state: president francisco
                                        flores perez since 1 june 1999;
                                        vice president carlos quintanilla
                                        schmidt since 1 june 1999; note -
                                        the president is both the chief of
                                        state and head of government
                                        head of government: president
                                        francisco flores perez since 1 june
                                        1999; vice president carlos
                                        quintanilla schmidt since 1 june
                                        1999; note - the president is both
                                        the chief of state and head of
                                        government
                                        cabinet: council of ministers
                                        selected by the president
                                        elections: president and vice
                                        president elected on the same ticket
                                        by popular vote for five-year terms;
                                        election last held 7 march 1999
                                        next to be held na march 2004
                                        election results: francisco flores
                                        perez elected president; percent of
                                        vote - francisco flores arena 52,
                                        facundo guardado fmln 29, ruben
                                        zamora cd 7.5, other no
                                        individual above 3 11.5
                    legislative branch: unicameral legislative assembly or
                                        asamblea legislativa 84 seats;
                                        members are elected by direct,
                                        popular vote to serve three-year
                                        terms
                                        elections: last held 12 march 2000
                                        next to be held na march 2003
                                        election results: percent of vote by
                                        party - arena 36.1, fmln 35.14,
                                        pcn 8.76, pdc 7.08, cd 5.32, pan
                                        3.75, usc 1.47, pld 1.29; seats
                                        by party - arena 28, fmln 31, pcn
                                        14, pdc 5, cd 3, pan 1, independent
                                        2
                       judicial branch: supreme court or corte suprema
                                        judges are selected by the
                                        legislative assembly
         political parties and leaders: christian democratic party or pdc
                                        rene aguiluz; democratic
                                        convergence or cd includes psd,
                                        mnr, mpsc ruben zamora, secretary
                                        general; democratic party or pd
                                        jorge melendez; farabundo marti
                                        national liberation front or fmln
                                        fabio castillo; liberal democratic
                                        party or pld kirio waldo salgado,
                                        president; national action party or
                                        pan gustavo rogelio salinas,
                                        secretary general; national
                                        conciliation party or pcn ciro cruz
                                        zepeda, president; national
                                        republican alliance or arena walter
                                        araujo; social christian union or
                                        usc formed by the merger of
                                        christian social renewal party or
                                        prsc and unity movement or mu
                                        abraham rodriguez, president
          political pressure groups and labor organizations - electrical
                               leaders: industry union of el salvador or
                                        sies; federation of the construction
                                        industry, similar transport and
                                        other activities, or fesincontrans;
                                        national confederation of salvadoran
                                        workers or cnts; national union of
                                        salvadoran workers or unts; port
                                        industry union of el salvador or
                                        sipes; salvadoran union of ex-
                                        petrolleros and peasant workers or
                                        usepoc; salvadoran workers central
                                        or cts; workers union of electrical
                                        corporation or stcel; business
                                        organizations - national association
                                        of small enterprise or anep;
                                        salvadoran assembly industry
                                        association or asic; salvadoran
                                        industrial association or asi
             international organization bcie, cacm, eclac, fao, g-77, iadb,
                         participation: iaea, ibrd, icao, icftu, icrm, ida,
                                        ifad, ifc, ifrcs, ilo, imf, imo,
                                        interpol, ioc, iom, iso
                                        correspondent, itu, laes, laia
                                        observer, minurso, nam observer,
                                        oas, opanal, opcw, pca, rg, un,
                                        unctad, unesco, unido, upu, wcl,
                                        wftu, who, wipo, wmo, wtoo, wtro
   diplomatic representation in the us: chief of mission: ambassador rene
                                        antonio leon rodriguez
                                        consulates general: boston,
                                        chicago, dallas, houston, los
                                        angeles, miami, new york, and san
                                        francisco
                                        telephone: 1 202 265-9671
                                        chancery: 2308 california street nw,
                                        washington, dc 20008
     diplomatic representation from the chief of mission: ambassador rose m.
                                    us: likins
                                        embassy: final boulevard santa
                                        elenal, antiguo cuscatlan, la
                                        libertad, san salvador
                                        mailing address: unit 3116, apo aa
                                        34023
                                        telephone: 503 278-4444
                                        fax: 503 278-6011
                      flag description: three equal horizontal bands of blue
                                        top, white, and blue with the
                                        national coat of arms centered in
                                        the white band; the coat of arms
                                        features a round emblem encircled by
                                        the words republica de el salvador
                                        en la america central; similar to
                                        the flag of nicaragua, which has a
                                        different coat of arms centered in
                                        the white band - it features a
                                        triangle encircled by the words
                                        republica de nicaragua on top and
                                        america central on the bottom; also
                                        similar to the flag of honduras,
                                        which has five blue stars arranged
                                        in an x pattern centered in the
                                        white band
  
   economy el salvador
   -------------------
                    economy - overview: el salvador is a struggling central
                                        american economy which has been
                                        suffering from a weak tax collection
                                        system, factory closings, the
                                        aftermaths of hurricane mitch of
                                        1998 and the devastating earthquakes
                                        of early 2001, and weak world coffee
                                        prices. on the bright side, in
                                        recent years inflation has fallen to
                                        single digit levels, and total
                                        exports have grown substantially.
                                        the trade deficit has been offset by
                                        remittances an estimated $1.6
                                        billion in 2000 from salvadorans
                                        living abroad and by external aid.
                                        as of 1 january 2001, the us dollar
                                        was made legal tender alongside the
                                        colon. growth in 2002 will depend
                                        largely on the speed of recovery in
                                        the us.
                                   gdp: purchasing power parity - $28.4
                                        billion 2001 est.
                gdp - real growth rate: 1.4 2001 est.
                      gdp - per capita: purchasing power parity - $4,600
                                        2001 est.
           gdp - composition by sector: agriculture: 10
                                        industry: 30
                                        services: 60 2000
         population below poverty line: 48 1999 est.
     household income or consumption by lowest 10: 1.4
                      percentage share: highest 10: 39.3 2001
   distribution of family income - gini 50.8 1997
                                 index:
      inflation rate consumer prices: 3.8 2001 est.
                           labor force: 2.35 million 1999
           labor force - by occupation: agriculture 30, industry 15,
                                        services 55 1999 est.
                     unemployment rate: 10 2001 est.
                                budget: revenues: $2.1 billion
                                        expenditures: $2.5 billion,
                                        including capital expenditures of
                                        $na 2001 est.
                            industries: food processing, beverages,
                                        petroleum, chemicals, fertilizer,
                                        textiles, furniture, light metals
     industrial production growth rate: 3 2001 est.
              electricity - production: 3.69 billion kwh 2000
    electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 42.3
                                        hydro: 35.5
                                        other: 22.2 2000
                                        nuclear: 0
             electricity - consumption: 4.07 billion kwh 2000
                 electricity - exports: 112 million kwh 2000
                 electricity - imports: 750 million kwh 2000
                agriculture - products: coffee, sugar, corn, rice, beans,
                                        oilseed, cotton, sorghum; shrimp;
                                        beef, dairy products
                               exports: $2.9 billion 2001
                 exports - commodities: offshore assembly exports, coffee,
                                        sugar, shrimp, textiles, chemicals,
                                        electricity
                    exports - partners: us 65, guatemala 11, honduras 8,
                                        eu 5 2000
                               imports: $5 billion 2001
                 imports - commodities: raw materials, consumer goods,
                                        capital goods, fuels, foodstuffs,
                                        petroleum, electricity
                    imports - partners: us 50, guatemala 10, eu 7, mexico
                                        5, 2000
                       debt - external: $4.9 billion 2001 est.
              economic aid - recipient: total $252 million; $57 million from
                                        us 1999 est.
                              currency: salvadoran colon svc; us dollar
                                        usd
                         currency code: svc; usd
                        exchange rates: salvadoran colones per us dollar -
                                        8.750 fixed since january 2001,
                                        8.755 fixed rate since 1993
                                        note: since january 2001 the us
                                        dollar has also become legal tender;
                                        the exchange rate has been fixed at
                                        8.75 colones per us dollar
                           fiscal year: calendar year
  
   communications el salvador
   --------------------------
        telephones - main lines in use: 380,000 1998
          telephones - mobile cellular: 40,163 1997
                      telephone system: general assessment: na
                                        domestic: nationwide microwave radio
                                        relay system
                                        international: satellite earth
                                        station - 1 intelsat atlantic
                                        ocean; connected to central
                                        american microwave system
              radio broadcast stations: am 61 plus 24 repeaters, fm 30,
                                        shortwave 0 1998
                                radios: 2.75 million 1997
         television broadcast stations: 5 1997
                           televisions: 600,000 1990
                 internet country code: .sv
     internet service providers isps: 4 2000
                        internet users: 40,000 2000
  
   transportation el salvador
   --------------------------
                              railways: total: 562 km
                                        narrow gauge: 562 km 0.914-m gauge
                                        note: length of operational route is
                                        reduced to 283 km by disuse and lack
                                        of maintenance 2001 est.
                              highways: total: 10,029 km
                                        paved: 1,986 km including 327 km of
                                        expressways
                                        unpaved: 8,043 km 1997
                             waterways: rio lempa partially navigable
                     ports and harbors: acajutla, puerto cutuco, la
                                        libertad, la union, puerto el
                                        triunfo
                       merchant marine: none 2002 est.
                              airports: 83 2001
         airports - with paved runways: total: 4
                                        over 3,047 m: 1
                                        1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
                                        914 to 1,523 m: 2 2001
       airports - with unpaved runways: total: 79
                                        914 to 1,523 m: 17
                                        under 914 m: 62 2001
                             heliports: 1 2001
  
   military el salvador
   --------------------
                     military branches: army, navy fnes, air force
      military manpower - military age: 18 years of age 2002 est.
      military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 1,500,712 2002
                                        est.
   military manpower - fit for military males age 15-49: 951,715 2002 est.
                               service:
           military manpower - reaching males: 68,103 2002 est.
                 military age annually:
         military expenditures - dollar $112 million fy99
                                figure:
     military expenditures - percent of 0.7 fy99
                                   gdp:
  
   transnational issues el salvador
   --------------------------------
              disputes - international: el salvador claims tiny conejo
                                        island off honduras in the golfo de
                                        fonseca; many of the "bolsones"
                                        disputed areas along the el
                                        salvador-honduras boundary remain
                                        undemarcated despite icj
                                        adjudication in 1992; with respect
                                        to the maritime boundary in the
                                        golfo de fonseca, the icj referred
                                        to the line determined by the 1900
                                        honduras-nicaragua mixed boundary
                                        commission and advised that some
                                        tripartite resolution among el
                                        salvador, honduras, and nicaragua
                                        likely would be required
                         illicit drugs: transshipment point for cocaine;
                                        small amounts of marijuana produced
                                        for local consumption; domestic
                                        cocaine abuse on the rise
  
                                       

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