SV
El Salvador
Republic of El Salvador
El Salvador sits in Central America and uses USD - United States dollar ($). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
San Salvador
Population
6M
Area
21K km2
Population
6M
6,029,976 people
Area
21K km2
21,041 square kilometers
Density
287/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
San Salvador
13.6929, -89.2182
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
El Salvador, officially listed here as Republic of El Salvador, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make El Salvador, SV, SLV, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. El Salvador is grouped under Americas, more specifically Central America, with North America shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 6,029,976 people and a land area of 21,041 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 287 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 13.83333333, -88.91666666, while the capital coordinate reference is 13.6929, -89.2182. El Salvador shares listed land borders with GTM, HND, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as San Salvador (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are San Salvador, Santa Ana, San Miguel, Soyapango and Mejicanos. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in El Salvador, capital of El Salvador, and major urban areas in El Salvador. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary presidential republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
El Salvador uses calling code +503, postal format CP ####, and time zone data listed as UTC-06:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Jan 15; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists USD - United States dollar ($), while language records include Spanish. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as ES. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 39.8 for 2023.
How to use this profile
This El Salvador profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
SV / SLV
Top-level domains
.sv
Continents
North America
Border countries
GTM, HND
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
ES
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for El Salvador is represented by the SV country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
San Salvador
San Salvador
1,538,525
primary
#2
Santa Ana
Santa Ana
250,760
admin
#3
San Miguel
San Miguel
232,887
admin
#4
Soyapango
San Salvador
230,255
City
#5
Mejicanos
San Salvador
136,641
City
Governance
Government type
Unitary presidential republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Jan 15
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+503
Postal format
CP ####
Timezones
UTC-06:00
Languages
Spanish
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
39.8
2023