El salvador Travel Guide
Total Area:21,040 sq km Land Borders: Honduras, Guatemala
Population: 6,822,378
Life Expectancy: 71 years HIV % Total Poulation:0.7%
Ethnic Groups: mestizo 90%, white 9%, Amerindian 1%
Languages:Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians)
President:Elias Antonio SACA Gonzalez GDP - Per Capita: $4,700
El Salvador achieved independence from Spain in 1821 and from the Central American Federation in 1839. A 12-year civil war, which cost about 75,000 lives, was brought to a close in 1992 when the government and leftist rebels signed a treaty that provided for military and political reforms