El Salvador

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El Salvador is a sovereign state in Central America, Americas. It covers 21,041 km² and has a population of approximately 6,029,976. Its official language is Spanish and its currency is the United States dollar ($).

Quick facts

Capital: San Salvador
Population: 6,029,976
Area: 21,041 km²
Currency: United States dollar ($)
Languages: Spanish
Calling code: +503
TLD: .sv
Driving side: Right
Landlocked: No
Continents: North America
Timezone: UTC-06:00
Native name: El Salvador

Bordering countries

Appears in 38 rankings

Agriculture

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by Arable land (% of land area)	#21	34.80
Countries by Average precipitation in depth (mm per year)	#42	1,784years
Countries by Agricultural land (% of land area)	#45	57.71
Countries by Cereal yield (kg per hectare)	#97	2762.1
Countries by Crop production index (2014-2016 = 100)	#102	105.36
Countries by Cereal production (metric tons)	#110	881,000
Countries by Forest area (% of land area)	#113	27.53
Countries by Arable land (hectares)	#117	721,000
Countries by Food production index (2014-2016 = 100)	#119	102.68
Countries by Forest area (sq. km)	#136	5703.8km²

Development

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)	#5	25.43
Countries by Present value of external debt (% of GNI)	#16	39.56
Countries by External debt stocks (% of GNI)	#24	75.39
Countries by External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)	#45	24961880871.3
Countries by IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$)	#66	918,819,000
Countries by Net official flows from UN agencies, UNFPA (current US$)	#69	1713940.02
Countries by Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$)	#74	666249778.3
Countries by Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service)	#91	24.46

Economy

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by public debt (% of GDP)	#16	0.88% of GDP
Countries by cost of living index	#86	29.4
Countries by average monthly salary	#89	1,009US $
Countries by unemployment rate	#89	3.10
Countries by GDP (PPP)	#98	88.39
Countries by GDP growth rate	#102	0.03
Countries by GDP (Nominal)	#108	36.59in billions
Countries by GDP per capita	#110	5743.69

Business

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by SPI Pillar 3: Data Products	#23	85.03
Countries by SPI Pillar 1: Data Use	#61	90
Countries by SPI Pillar 2: Data Services	#74	77.23
Countries by SPI Overall Score	#83	73.74
Countries by SPI Pillar 5: Data Infrastructure	#101	60
Countries by SPI Pillar 4: Data Sources	#102	56.44

Geography

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by Coastline Length	#127	307kilometers
Countries by land area	#146	21,041km²

Population & Health

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by population density	#47	303.1
Countries by population	#112	6.37
Countries by median age	#152	26.96
Countries by population growth rate	#152	0.00

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