Republic of El Salvador

Republic of El Salvador República de El Salvador
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Dios, Unión, Libertad" (Spanish) English: "God, Unity, Freedom"
Anthem: Himno Nacional de El Salvador English: "National Anthem of El Salvador"
Capital and largest city	San Salvador 13°40′N 89°10′W / 13.667°N 89.167°W / 13.667; -89.167
Official languages	Spanish
Ethnic groups	86.3% Mestizo 12.7% White 0.23% Indigenous 0.13% Black 0.64% Other
Demonym	Salvadoran Guanaco (Informal)
Government	Unitary presidential constitutional republic
• President	Salvador Sánchez Cerén
Legislature	Legislative Assembly
Independence
• Declared from Spain	15 September 1821
• Declared from the First Mexican Empire	1 July 1823
• Becomes an independent nation	18 February 1841
Area
• Total	21,041 km2 (8,124 sq mi) (153rd)
• Water (%)	1.5
Population
• 2015 estimate	6,377,195 (99th)
• Density	303.1/km2 (785.0/sq mi) (47th)
GDP (PPP)	2015 estimate
• Total	$52.666 billion
• Per capita	$8,668
GDP (nominal)	2015 estimate
• Total	$28.986 billion
• Per capita	$4,776
Gini (2013)	43.5 medium
HDI (2014)	0.686 medium · 116th
Currency	United States dollara (USD)
Time zone	CST (UTC−6)
Drives on the	right
Calling code	+503b
ISO 3166 code	SV
Internet TLD	.sv
The United States dollar is the currency in use. Financial information can be expressed in U.S. dollars and in Salvadoran colón, but the colón is out of circulation. Telephone companies (market share): Tigo (45%), Claro (25%), Movistar (24%), Digicel (5.5%), Red (0.5%).

Coordinates: 13°50′N 88°55′W / 13.833°N 88.917°W / 13.833; -88.917

El Salvador (ⁱ/ɛl ˈsælvədɔːr/; Spanish: [el salβaˈðor]), officially the Republic of El Salvador (Spanish: República de El Salvador, literally "Republic of The Savior"), is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. El Salvador's capital and largest city is San Salvador. As of 2015^[update], the country had a population of approximately 6.38 million, consisting largely of Mestizos of European and Indigenous American descent.