Country Snapshot of El Salvador!
Learn More About Traveling to El Salvador!
El Salvador, which is Spanish for "the saviour" - or Jesus Christ - has been wracked by civil war and a succession of natural disasters. The tiny country is the most densely-populated state on the mainland of the Americas and is highly industrialised. But social inequality and a susceptibility to earthquakes have shaped much of modern El Salvador.
Google Map of El Salvador
El Salvador Fast Facts:
Official Name: Republic of El Salvador
Capital: San Salvador
Area: Area: 21,041 sq km (8,124 sq miles)
Population: 6.2 million (UN, 2009)
Life Expectancy: 67 years (men), 76 years (women) (UN)
Official Language: Spanish
Major Religion: Christianity
Currency: US Dollar
Time-zone: UTC -6
Calling Code: +503
Electricity: 115V/60HZ
El Salvador Emergency Numbers
Police: 911
Fire: 911
Ambulance: 503-2264-7911
Foreign Embassies in El Salvador
UNITED STATES EMBASSY - EL SALVADOR
Address: Boulevard Santa Elena Final, Antiguo Cuscatlán, San Salvador
Phone: +503-278-6020
Website: http://sansalvador.usembassy.gov/
UNITED KINGDOM EMBASSY - EL SALVADOR
Address: PO Box 242, San Salvador
Phone: +503-2281-5555
Fax: +503-271-1026
CANADIAN EMBASSY - EL SALVADOR
Address: Alameda, Roosevelt y 63, Avenida Sur, Torre A, Lobby 2, Colonia Escalon, San Salvador
Phone: +503-279-4655
Fax: +503-279-0765
Website: http://www.sansalvador.gc.ca
NEW ZEALAND EMBASSY - EL SALVADOR
Address: Edificio Fusades, Boulevard y Urbanizacion Santa Elena,, Antiguo Cuscatland, San Salvador
Phone +503-278-3372
Fax: +503-278-3359
IRISH EMBASSY - EL SALVADOR
Address: Agricola Ind. Salvadorena S.A., Boulevard del Hipodromo 539, San Salvador
Phone +503-2263-8236
Fax: +503-263-8237
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