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''El Salvador'' (Spanish: '''República de El Salvador''', literally meaning '''Republic of the Saviour''') is the smallest and most densely populated country in [[Central America]]. It borders the [[Pacific Ocean]] between [[Guatemala]] and [[Honduras]]. It lies on the Gulf of Fonseca, as does [[Nicaragua]] further south. | ''El Salvador'' (Spanish: '''República de El Salvador''', literally meaning '''Republic of the Saviour''') is the smallest and most densely populated country in [[Central America]]. It borders the [[Pacific Ocean]] between [[Guatemala]] and [[Honduras]]. It lies on the Gulf of Fonseca, as does [[Nicaragua]] further south. | ||
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El Salvador has a population of approximately 5.7 million people as in 2009 in an area of 21,000 km2. | El Salvador has a population of approximately 5.7 million people as in 2009 in an area of 21,000 km2. | ||
The capital city of San Salvador is the most important metropolis of the republic. | The capital city of San Salvador is the most important metropolis of the republic, with about 2.1 million people; an estimated 42% of El Salvador's population live in rural areas. | ||
El Salvador eliminated its currency, the colón, and adopted the U.S. dollar in 2001. | El Salvador eliminated its currency, the colón, and adopted the U.S. dollar in 2001. | ||
El Salvador is divided into 14 departments (departamentos), which, in turn, are subdivided into 262 municipalities (municipios). | |||
El Salvador has the third largest economy in the region (behind Costa Rica and Panama) when comparing nominal Gross Domestic Product and purchasing power GDP. El Salvador's GDP per capita stands at US$6,200, however, this "developing country" is still among the 10 poorest countries in Latin America. Most of El Salvador's economy has been hampered by natural disasters such as earthquakes and hurricanes, but El Salvador currently has a steadily growing economy | |||
As of 2004, there were approximately 3.2 million Salvadorans living outside El Salvador, with the [[US]] traditionally being the destination of choice for Salvadorans looking for greater economic opportunity. Salvadorans also live in nearby Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. The majority of expatriates emigrated during the civil war of the 1980s for political reasons and later because of adverse economic and social conditions. Other countries with notable Salvadoran communities include Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom (including the Cayman Islands), Sweden, Brazil, Italy and Australia. There is also a large community of Nicaraguans, 100,000 according to some figures, many of them are seasonal immigrants | |||
Spanish is the official language and is spoken by virtually all inhabitants (some indigenous people still speak their native tongues, but all speak Spanish). English is also spoken by some throughout the republic. Many Salvadorans have studied or lived in English-speaking countries (primarily the [[US]], but also [[Canada]] and [[Australia]]), including many young Salvadorans deported from the United States, many of whom had grown up speaking only English. Furthermore, today all public schools teach English as a required course in both primary and secondary school. | |||
Although more than half of El Salvador's residents are Catholic, Protestantism is growing rapidly and represents nearly 30% of the population. The Catholic Church plays an important role in the Salvadoran culture. | |||
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'''Others''' | '''Others''' | ||
Revision as of 14:37, 25 August 2009
Partners situated in El Salvador
None.
El Salvador in a nutshell
(sourced from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_salvador)
El Salvador (Spanish: República de El Salvador, literally meaning Republic of the Saviour) is the smallest and most densely populated country in Central America. It borders the Pacific Ocean between Guatemala and Honduras. It lies on the Gulf of Fonseca, as does Nicaragua further south.
El Salvador has a population of approximately 5.7 million people as in 2009 in an area of 21,000 km2.
The capital city of San Salvador is the most important metropolis of the republic, with about 2.1 million people; an estimated 42% of El Salvador's population live in rural areas.
El Salvador eliminated its currency, the colón, and adopted the U.S. dollar in 2001.
El Salvador is divided into 14 departments (departamentos), which, in turn, are subdivided into 262 municipalities (municipios).
El Salvador has the third largest economy in the region (behind Costa Rica and Panama) when comparing nominal Gross Domestic Product and purchasing power GDP. El Salvador's GDP per capita stands at US$6,200, however, this "developing country" is still among the 10 poorest countries in Latin America. Most of El Salvador's economy has been hampered by natural disasters such as earthquakes and hurricanes, but El Salvador currently has a steadily growing economy
As of 2004, there were approximately 3.2 million Salvadorans living outside El Salvador, with the US traditionally being the destination of choice for Salvadorans looking for greater economic opportunity. Salvadorans also live in nearby Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. The majority of expatriates emigrated during the civil war of the 1980s for political reasons and later because of adverse economic and social conditions. Other countries with notable Salvadoran communities include Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom (including the Cayman Islands), Sweden, Brazil, Italy and Australia. There is also a large community of Nicaraguans, 100,000 according to some figures, many of them are seasonal immigrants
Spanish is the official language and is spoken by virtually all inhabitants (some indigenous people still speak their native tongues, but all speak Spanish). English is also spoken by some throughout the republic. Many Salvadorans have studied or lived in English-speaking countries (primarily the US, but also Canada and Australia), including many young Salvadorans deported from the United States, many of whom had grown up speaking only English. Furthermore, today all public schools teach English as a required course in both primary and secondary school.
Although more than half of El Salvador's residents are Catholic, Protestantism is growing rapidly and represents nearly 30% of the population. The Catholic Church plays an important role in the Salvadoran culture.
El Salvador education policy
El Salvador education system
Higher education
Universities in El Salvador
(this is an important section)
Polytechnics in El Salvador
Higher education reform
The Bologna Process
Administration and finance
Quality assurance
El Salvador's HEIs in the information society
Towards the information society
Information society strategy
Virtual Campuses in HE
Interesting Virtual Campus Initiatives
(another very important section)
Interesting Programmes
Re.ViCa Case-study
None.
Lessons learnt
References
Wikipedia
Others