North America · Central AmericaSV · +503
Country profile / SV
El Salvador
Republic of El Salvador
Capital
San Salvador
Region
North America
ISO
SV
Local time in El Salvador
live · IANAEl Salvador
America/El_Salvador
Reference ledger
CapitalSan SalvadorAdministrative seat
LanguagesSpanish1 listed
CurrenciesUnited States dollar1 listed
Time zonesAmerica/El_Salvador1 IANA identifier
Area21,041 km²Ranked 152 of 241 by area
Dialing+503International calling prefix
A sense of scale
area percentileLarger than 37% of places in this atlas.
At 21,041 km², El Salvador ranks 152 of 241 records by land area. This comparison uses the same bundled source for every profile, so the scale is internally consistent.
#152by area in this atlas
Land neighbors
2Use these identifiers accurately
The two-letter code SV is the compact ISO identifier used in addresses, locale selectors, and many data feeds. The dialing prefix +503 belongs at the start of an international phone number. Time zone names such as America/El_Salvador should be preferred over a fixed UTC offset because they carry daylight-saving rules.
Open El Salvador in Google Maps ↗RegionNorth America
ISOSV
Borders2
Time zones1