Oficina Regional para América Latina y el Caribe

UN - HABITAT
United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean - ROLAC

El Salvador

Capital : San Salvador
Major Language(s) : Spanish
Largest City : San Salvador
Date of UN Membership : 24 Oct. 1945
Largest City Population (in thousands, 1995) : 1214
Currency : colón
GDP (million US$, 1997) : 11435
Area (km
2) : 21041
Total Population (in thousands, 1999) : 6154
Population Density (per square km., 1997) : 282
GDP Per Capita (US$, 1997) : 1935

Urban Population (%, 1990-99)
: 45
Rate of Urban Growth Population (% per annum, 1990-99)
: 2,7
Source: 2002, United Nations Publications.

 

UN - Habitat
Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean - ROLAC

Av. Presidente Vargas, 3131/1304 - Cidade Nova - Rio de Janeiro
20210-030    RJ - Brazil
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e-mail: portal@habitat-lac.org