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Communications of El Salvador

Telephones - main lines in use:1.037 million (2006)
Telephones - mobile cellular:2.412 million (2005)
Telephone system:general assessment: NA
domestic: nationwide microwave radio relay system
international: country code - 503; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); connected to Central American Microwave System
Radio broadcast stations:AM 52, FM 144, shortwave 0 (2005)
Radios:2.75 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations:5 (1997)
Televisions:600,000 (1990)
Internet country code:.sv
Internet hosts:4,682 (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):4 (2000)
Internet users:637,100 (2005)

El Salvador Quickstats

  • Population: 6,948,073 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 21,040 sq km
  • Density: 318.7 /km² (32nd)
  • GDP (total): $36.246 billion (93rd)
  • GDP (per capita): 5,515 (101th)
  • Literacy: 80.2%

Languages of El Salvador

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  • Currency: United States dollar
  • Dial code: +503¹

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El Salvador Internet

  • Usage: 587,500
  • Penetration: 9.1 %
  • Top Domain: .es

WT eBusiness info:

  • Success Ranking: 100
  • Market testing: Untested
  • Overall risk: High
  • Overall reward: Low

e-maturity:

  • Tourism: 10%
  • eCommerce: 10%
  • Gaming: 10%
  • eLearning: 10%

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