Outline of El Salvador

The Flag of El Salvador		The Coat of arms of El Salvador

The location of El Salvador

An enlargeable map of the Republic of El Salvador

See also: Index of El Salvador-related articles

The Republic of El Salvador is a sovereign country located on the Pacific Coast of Central America. The area was originally called by the Pipil "Cuzhcatl", in Spanish "Cuzcatlan", which in Nahuatl means "The Land Of Precious Things".

After the Spanish conquest, the land was baptized by Spanish conquistadors as "Provincia De Nuestro Señor Jesucristo El Salvador Del Mundo" ("Province of Our Lord Jesus Christ, The Savior Of The World"), now abbreviated as "República de El Salvador".

The country borders the Pacific Ocean between Guatemala and Honduras. With a population of approximately 5.8 million people, it is the most densely populated nation in Central America and is undergoing rapid industrialization.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to El Salvador:

General reference

An enlargeable relief map of El Salvador

• Pronunciation: /ɛlˈsælvədɔr/
• Common English country name: El Salvador
• Official English country name: The Republic of El Salvador
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Salvadoran
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: In the early sixteenth century, Spanish conquistadors named this region "Provincia De Nuestro Señor Jesus Cristo, El Salvador Del Mundo" ("Province Of Our Lord Jesus Christ, The Savior Of The World"), which was subsequently abbreviated to "El Salvador".
• International rankings of El Salvador
• ISO country codes: SV, SLV, 222
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:SV
• Internet country code top-level domain: .sv

Geography of El Salvador

An enlargeable topographic map of El Salvador

See also: Geography of El Salvador

• El Salvador is: a country
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
    • Americas
      • North America
        • Middle America
          • Central America
  • Latin America
  • Time zone: Central Standard Time (UTC-06)
  • Extreme points of El Salvador
    • High: Cerro El Pital 2,730 m (8,957 ft)
    • Low: North Pacific Ocean 0 m
  • Land boundaries: 545 km

Honduras 342 km

Guatemala 203 km

• Coastline: North Pacific Ocean 307 km

• Population of El Salvador: 6,857,000 - 98th most populous country
• Area of El Salvador: 21,040 km²
• Atlas of El Salvador

Environment of El Salvador

An enlargeable satellite image of El Salvador

• Climate of El Salvador
• Wildlife of El Salvador
  • Fauna of El Salvador
    • Birds of El Salvador
    • Mammals of El Salvador

Natural geographic features of El Salvador

• Islands of El Salvador
• Mountains of El Salvador
  • Volcanoes in El Salvador
• Rivers of El Salvador
• World Heritage Sites in El Salvador

Regions of El Salvador

Administrative divisions of El Salvador

Departments of El Salvador

Departments of El Salvador

El Salvador is divided into 14 Departments. Their names, abbreviations, (and capitals) are:

1. AH    Ahuachapán    (Ahuachapán)
2. CA    Cabañas    (Sensuntepeque)
3. CH    Chalatenango    (Chalatenango)
4. CU    Cuscatlán    (Cojutepeque)
5. LI    La Libertad    (Santa Tecla)
6. PA    La Paz    (Zacatecoluca)
7. UN    La Unión    (La Unión)
8. MO    Morazán    (San Francisco Gotera)
9. SM    San Miguel    (San Miguel)
10. SS    San Salvador    (San Salvador)
11. SV    San Vicente    (San Vicente)
12. SA    Santa Ana    (Santa Ana)
13. SO    Sonsonate    (Sonsonate)
14. US    Usulután    (Usulután)

Municipalities of El Salvador

Main article: Municipalities of El Salvador

• Capital of El Salvador: San Salvador
• Cities of El Salvador

Demography of El Salvador

Main article: Demographics of El Salvador

Government and politics of El Salvador

Main article: Government of El Salvador and Politics of El Salvador

• Form of government: presidential representative democratic republic
• Capital of El Salvador: San Salvador

• Elections in El Salvador
  • (specific elections)
• Political parties in El Salvador

Branches of the government of El Salvador

Main article: Government of El Salvador

Executive branch of the government of El Salvador

• Head of state: President of El Salvador,
• Head of government: Prime Minister of El Salvador,
• Cabinet of El Salvador

Legislative branch of the government of El Salvador

• Legislative Assembly of El Salvador (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of El Salvador

Main article: Court system of El Salvador

• Supreme Court of El Salvador

Foreign relations of El Salvador

Main article: Foreign relations of El Salvador

• Diplomatic missions in El Salvador
• Diplomatic missions of El Salvador

International organization membership

The Republic of El Salvador is a member of:

• Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL)
• Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE)
• Central American Common Market (CACM)
• Central American Integration System (SICA)
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
• Group of 77 (G77)
• Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
• International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
• International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Development Association (IDA)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
• International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• International Maritime Organization (IMO)
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee (IOC)
• International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (correspondent)
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
• International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
• International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)

• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
• Nonaligned Movement (NAM) (observer)
• Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
• Organization of American States (OAS)
• Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
• Rio Group (RG)
• Unión Latina
• United Nations (UN)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
• United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
• United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)
• United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)
• United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)
• United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI)
• Universal Postal Union (UPU)
• World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
• World Customs Organization (WCO)
• World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
• World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in El Salvador

• Constitution of El Salvador
• Crime in El Salvador
  • Illegal drug trade in El Salvador
• Human rights in El Salvador (see Category:Human rights in El Salvador
  • Abortion in El Salvador
  • LGBT rights in El Salvador
• Law enforcement in El Salvador

Military of El Salvador

Main article: Military of El Salvador

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
• Armed Forces of El Salvador
  • Army of El Salvador
  • Navy of El Salvador
  • Air Force of El Salvador

History of El Salvador

Main article: History of El Salvador

Culture of El Salvador

Main article: Culture of El Salvador

• Cuisine of El Salvador
• Languages of El Salvador
• National symbols of El Salvador
  • Coat of arms of El Salvador
  • Flag of El Salvador
  • National anthem of El Salvador
• Prostitution in El Salvador
• Religion in El Salvador
  • Buddhism in El Salvador
  • Christianity in El Salvador
  • Islam in El Salvador
  • Judaism in El Salvador
• World Heritage Sites in El Salvador

Art in El Salvador

• Literature of El Salvador
• Music of El Salvador

Sports in El Salvador

Specific sports

• Baseball in El Salvador
  • El Salvador national baseball team
• Cricket in El Salvador
  • El Salvador national cricket team
• Football in El Salvador
  • El Salvador national beach soccer team
  • El Salvador national football team
    • El Salvador national football team season 2009
    • El Salvador national football team season 2010
  • El Salvador national football team kit
  • El Salvador national under-17 football team
  • El Salvador national under-20 football team
  • El Salvador national under-21 football team
  • El Salvador national under-23 football team
  • El Salvador women's national football team
• Rugby in El Salvador
  • El Salvador national rugby union team

General sports competitions

• El Salvador at the Olympics
  • El Salvador at the 1968 Summer Olympics
  • El Salvador at the 1972 Summer Olympics
  • El Salvador at the 1984 Summer Olympics
  • El Salvador at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  • El Salvador at the 1992 Summer Olympics
  • El Salvador at the 1996 Summer Olympics
  • El Salvador at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  • El Salvador at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  • El Salvador at the 2008 Summer Olympics
• El Salvador at the Pan American Games
  • El Salvador at the 2003 Pan American Games
  • El Salvador at the 2007 Pan American Games
  • El Salvador at the 2011 Pan American Games
• El Salvador at the Paralympics
  • El Salvador at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
• El Salvador at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games
• El Salvador at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
• El Salvador at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games
• El Salvador at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of El Salvador

Main article: Economy of El Salvador

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 93rd (ninety-third)

• Agriculture in El Salvador
  • Coffee production in El Salvador
• Banking in El Salvador
  • Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador
• Communications in El Salvador
  • Internet in El Salvador
  • Internet in El Salvador
• Companies of El Salvador
• Energy in El Salvador
  • Electricity sector in El Salvador
  • Geothermal power in El Salvador

• Currency of El Salvador: Dollar
  • ISO 4217: USD

• El Salvador Stock Exchange
• Transportation in El Salvador
  • Airports in El Salvador
  • Rail transport in El Salvador
• Water supply and sanitation in El Salvador

Education in El Salvador

Main article: Education in El Salvador

See also

Main article: El Salvador

• All pages beginning with "El Salvador"
• All pages with titles containing "El Salvador"
• All pages beginning with "Salvadoran"
• All pages with titles containing "Salvadoran"
• Index of El Salvador-related articles
• List of El Salvador-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of geography
• Outline of North America

• 1982 El Salvador earthquake
• 2001 El Salvador earthquakes
• 2009 El Salvador floods and mudslides

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of El Salvador

• Outline of El Salvador travel guide from Wikitravel
• El Salvador, an external wiki
• Outline of El Salvador at the Open Directory Project
• Pictures from El Salvador