El Salvador
Republic of El Salvador · Central America
El Salvador is a country in Central America, with San Salvador as its capital, home to about 6,365,503 people. Below are its flag, capital, currency, calling code, ISO codes and the countries it borders.
Bordering countries
About El Salvador
El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a United Nations member state in Central America. Its capital and seat of government is San Salvador. It shares land borders with 2 countries. The official currency is the United States dollar ($), using the code USD.
To call El Salvador from abroad, dial the country code +503. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes SV (alpha-2) and SLV (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 6,365,503.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Dataset compiled 2026-07-02.