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$, 1997) : 11435
Area (km²) : 21041
Total Population (in thousands, 1999) : 6154
Population Density (per square km., 1997) : 282
GDP Per Capita (US$, 1997) : 1935
Urban Population (%, 1990-99) : 45
Rate of Urban Growth Population (% per annum, 1990-99): 2,7
Source: 2002, United Nations Publications.