El Salvador
Republic of El Salvador
El Salvador · Central America
Capital
San Salvador
Population
0
Currency
$ USD
Calling Code
+503
Languages
Geography
Region
Central America
Subregion
Central America
Continent
Central America
Area
21,041 km²
Landlocked
No
TLD
.sv
Borders
Airports (2)
Country Codes
ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2
SV
ISO 3166-1 Alpha-3
SLV
ISO 3166-1 Numeric
222
BCP 47
es-SV
IOC
ESA
FIFA
SLV
Currency Format
Name
US Dollar
Native Name
United States dollar
Code
USD
Symbol
$
Symbol Position
before
Decimal Separator
,
Thousands Separator
.
Decimal Digits
2
Example:
$123,456.79
Date & Time Formats
Date Formats
Full
EEEE, d 'de' MMMM 'de' y
Long
d 'de' MMMM 'de' y
Medium
d MMM y
Short
d/M/yy
Time Formats
Full
H:mm:ss (zzzz)
Long
H:mm:ss z
Medium
H:mm:ss
Short
H:mm
First Day of Week
Monday
Clock Format
24h
Primary Timezone
UTC-06:00
UTC Offset
+00:00
Timezones
Number Formatting
Decimal Separator
,
Thousands Separator
.
Digit Grouping
3
Numbering System
latn
Example:
1,234,567.89
Locale Settings
Writing Direction
LTR
Measurement System
metric
Temperature Scale
celsius
Paper Size
A4
Driving Side
right
Week Numbering
ISO
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