agricultural products, food products, oil products, chemical products, plastics and rubber, skins and leather, wood and cork, wood pulp and paper, textile materials, clothing, footwear, minerals and mineral products, base metals, machinery and tools, vehicles and other transport material, and optical and precision
External Debt
$12,950,000,000 $
$548,300,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
the US dollar became El Salvador's currency in 2001
euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.6734 (2008 est.), 0.7345 (2007), 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.600%
2.300%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
2
Location
Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and Honduras
Southwestern Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Spain
Area
21,041 km sq
92,090 km sq
Coastline
307 km
1,793 km
Climate
tropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to April); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands
maritime temperate; cool and rainy in north, warmer and drier in south
