Fact Sheet
El Salvador
Official Title:
El Salvador
General Information
Capital: San Salvador
Population (million): 6.229
Total Area: km2
Currency: 1 CAN$ = 1 $ US (USD)(2012)
National Holiday: September 15
Language(s): Spanish
Political Information
Type of State:
Republic
Type of Government:
Unitary republic: with an unicameral Legislative Assembly, 84 members, 64 elected locally, 20 elected nationally; president elected every 5 years, Assembly every 3 years.
Head of State:
President Carlos Mauricio Funes
Head of Government:
President Carlos Mauricio Funes
Ministers:
Foreign Relations: Hugo Martinez Bonilla
Economy: José Armando Flores Alemán
Finance: Carlos Cáceres
Main Political Parties:
(seats in National Assembly)
FMLN - Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front 35
ARENA - Nationalist Republican Alliance 18
PCN - Party of National Conciliation 10
GANA - Grand Alliance for National Unity 14
NDC - Christian Democratic Party 5
CD - Democratic Change 1
I - Independent 1
Elections:
2014
Economic Information (2012)
Please note that the economic statistics reflect Canadian dollars and the yearly averages for the year. If listed as ’0’ or absent, the statistic is currently unavailable.
| Type | El Salvador | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| GDP: ($ billion) | 23.81 | 1818.32 |
| GDP per capita: ($) | 3821.89 | 52209.92 |
| GDP growth rate: (%) | 1.6 | 1.84 |
| Inflation: (%) | 1.73 | 1.52 |
| Unemployment: (%) | 5.74 | 7.29 |
Trade and Investment (2012)
Canadian exports to country: $34,689,928
Canadian imports from country: $97,219,454
FDI in Canada: (2011) $ million
CDI in El Salvador: (2011) $ million
Representation
Foreign Representation in Canada:
Ambassador Oscar Mauricio Duarte Granados
Canadian Representation Abroad:
Ambassador-designate Pierre Giroux
May 2013
Sources include: Statistics Canada, IMF
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