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El Salvador,
General Information
Area: 21,041 sq km (8124 sq miles).
Population: 6,517,300 (official estimate 2002).
Population Density: 314.6 per sq km.
Capital: San Salvador. Population: 485,847 (official estimate 2001).
Geography: El Salvador is located in Central America and is bordered north and west by Guatemala, north and east by Honduras and south and west by the Pacific Ocean. Most of the country is volcanic uplands, along which run two almost parallel rows of volcanoes. The highest are Santa Ana at 2365m (7759ft), San Vicente at 2182m (7159ft) and San Salvador at 1943m (6375ft). Volcanic activity has resulted in a thick layer of ash and lava on the highlands, ideal for coffee planting. Lowlands lie to the north and south of the high backbone.
Government: Republic. Head of State and Government: Elias Antonio Saca since 2004.
Language: The official language is Spanish. English is widely spoken.
Religion: 78 per cent Roman Catholic; there are also some other Christian denominations.
Time: GMT - 6.
Electricity: 110 volts AC, 60Hz.
Communications:
Telephone: IDD available. Country code: 503. IDD is available to Europe, the USA and certain international ports. Outgoing international code: 0.
Mobile telephone: GSM 850, 900 and 1950 networks. Network operators include CTE Telecom Perosnal SA de CV and Digicel SA de CV (website: www.digicel.com.sv).
Fax: Large hotels and Telecom offices have facilities.
Internet: Internet access is readily available throughout El Salvador. ISPs include NetSat Express (website: www.netsatx.net) and Pointe Communications (website: www.telscape.com).
Post: Airmail to Europe takes up to seven days. Post office hours: Mon-Fri 0900-1600.
Press: Six daily newspapers are published in San Salvador, including El Diario de Hoy and La Prensa Gráfica. There are several provincial papers.
Radio: BBC World Service (website: www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice) and Voice of America (website: www.voa.gov) can be received. From time to time the frequencies change and the most up-to-date can be found online.
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