El Salvador

摘要

Area: 21,041 sq.km (8,110 sq. miles); 27.2% cultivable, 20.7% meadows and pastures, 12.1% forested and 60% other. Coastline: 321 km (198 miles). Maritime claims: Territorial waters 370km (200nm) (navigation and overfly permitted beyond 12nm). Population: 6,052,054 (July 2010 est.); annual growth rate 0.332% (2010 est.). The population is 98.6% mestizo, 1.6% Indians and 1% white. Religion: About 83% Roman Catholic, 17% Protestant and other. Language: Spanish (official), Nahuath and other Maya dialects. Literacy rate: 85% (2008). Long-form or legal name: Republic of El Salvador (Républica de El Salvador). Type: Republic. Administrative divisions: 14 departments. Legal system: Based on Latin system through the Napoleonic Code; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court.