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COUNTRY FACTS
EL SALVADOR

SIZE 8,124 square miles
smallest Central American country

196 miles of Pacific coastline
with two parallel rows of volcanos with 14 more than 2,700 feet high
POPULATION 5,768,000 per 1995 census
CAPITAL San Salvador (population 1,500,000))
TIME ZONE One hour earlier than USA Eastern Standard time
ELECTRICITY Electric Current & Plug Adapters
LANGUAGE Spanish
RELIGION Predominantly Roman Catholic
U.S. CITIZEN ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Valid passport, tourist card issued by air carrier
NOTE: Many countries are requiring that passports be valid for at least 6 months
after the end of travel
AIRPORT DEPARTURE TAXES
(as of February 2007)
International flights $29.15 USD
Domestic flights - none
CURRENCY Colon (c/)