| Type of
government: |
Republic |
| Capital City: |
San Salvador
|
| Currency: |
1 Salvadoran colon (C)
= 100 centavos
Exchange rates
Salvadoran colones (C) per US$1 (end of period) - 8.755 fixed
rate since 1993. |
| Languages
spoken: |
Spanish,
Nahua (among some Amerindians) |
| Motto: |
|
Refranes or
Dichos
(sayings/phrases from that place): |
|
| Religion: |
Roman
Catholic 86%
note: there is extensive activity by Protestant
|
| Climate: |
Tropical;
rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to
April); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands. |
Festivals/Celebrations/Holiday traditions
(list by month): |
Holidays
Independence Day, 15 September (1821) |
| Time
differences from Alaska (e.g. hours of difference between
the country and Alaska; daylight savings): |
Standard time
zone: UTC/GMT -6 hours
Anchorage + 2
hours = El Salvador |
| Cost,
total travel time, and mileage for a round trip to that
country from Alaska on December 21-28 and June 12-19: |
Dec. $936.00,
layover in Houston, Texas
Jun. $662.50,
layover in Seattle, and Houston |
