Facts About El Salvador

• Country Telephone Code: 503
• Country Capital: San Salvador
• National Currency: US Dollar
• Independence Day: September 15, 1821
• Tourism Web Site: El Salvador Tourism Web Site, El Salvador Impresive/Impresionante

Geography

• Latitude & longitude: 13.6667° N, 89.1667° W
• Land Boundaries: 339 miles (545 km)
  • Honduras: 213 miles (342 km)
  • Guatemala: 126 miles (203 km)
• Coastline: 191 miles (307 km)
• Total Area: 8,896 sq miles (23,040 sq km)
  • Land: 8772 sq miles (22,720 sq km)
  • Water: 124 sq miles (320 sq km)
• Highest Elevation: Cerro El Pital - 8.9573 ft. (2,730 m)
  
• Political Map: El Salvador is comprised of 14 departments (capitals): Ahuchapán (Ahuachapán), Cabañas (Sensuntepeuque), Chalatenango (Chalatenango), Cuscatlán (Cojutepeque), La Libertad (Santa Tecla), La Paz (Zacatecoluca), La Unión (La Unión), Morarán (San Francisco Gotera), San Miguel (San Miguel), San Salvador (San Salvador), San Vincente (San Vincente), Santa Ana (Santa Ana), Sonsonate (Sonsonate) and Usulután (Usulután). These departments are divided into 262 municipalities.

Map of El Salvador