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El Salvador

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Midnight-blue layered relief of Joya de Cerén, with pale ice-blue contours defining the surrounding landscape.
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A sense of placeJoya de Cerén

The essentials

At a glance

Capital
San SalvadorCountry directory
Population2025
6.37MPeople calling it home
Surface area2023
21.04K km²Land and inland waters
GDP2025
$36.71BTotal output · current US dollars
GDP per capita2025
$5.77KCurrent US dollars per person
Life expectancy2024
72.3 yearsAt birth · years
Latest available observations. Reporting years vary by measure.
Sources & reading notes

World Bank — World Development Indicators. GDP is measured in current US dollars; exchange rates affect comparisons. Open Full profile for each indicator’s source and reporting period.

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