ADMINISTRATIVE CAPITAL: San Salvador

GEOGRAPHY

Located in central America El Salvador is the smallest country in the continent . it has a land area close to 21,040km² and a coast line of 307 km's.

DEMOGRAPHY

A population of close to 6.1 Million. Muslims account for about 0.1% of the population.

CLIMATE

The country has a tropical climate with mostly fixed wet and dry seasons. Rain fall occurs between may and October while the annual temperature is between 22°C and 24°C.

LANGUAGES SPOKEN

Castilian is the official language.

LOCAL TIME

GMT-6 hrs

BUSINESS HOURS

General: 8 AM to 4 PM

HOLIDAYS
New Years Day: January 1st
Labour Day : May 2nd
Independence Day : September 15th
Christmas: December 25th
New Years Eve : December 31st

CURRENCY

Salvadoran colon

IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS

Police/Medical/Fire: 911