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El Salvador

SLV · Americas

Nayib Bukele

Identity

Regime

republic

Capital

San Salvador

Population

6,029,976

Area

21,041 km²

Currency

USD

Executive

Head of State

Nayib Bukele
2019

Head of Government

Nayib Bukele
2019

Cabinet (size)

Parliament

60 seats
1 chamber(s)

Governance

V-Dem (0-1)

0.32
#111

Freedom House

42/100
Partly Free

CPI corruption

32/100
#120

Press RSF

38/100
#143

Economy

GDP (B$)

37 Md$
2025

GDP / capita

5,767 $
2025

Growth %

3.9 %
2025

Inflation %

0.3 %
2025

Unemployment %

3.3 %
2025

Defense & nuclear

Defense budget

0.5 Md$
1.3 %PIB · #101

Nuclear posture

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Listed military units

International posture

Sanctions

—

Chokepoints

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Alliances

UN · WTO · OAS

Alignment USA · RUS · CHN

58% · 35% · 47%
UN vote

Treaties ratified (of 10)

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