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Transportation of El Salvador

Airports:75 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways:total: 4
over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways:total: 71
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 14
under 914 m: 56 (2006)
Heliports:1 (2006)
Railways:total: 562 km
narrow gauge: 562 km 0.914-m gauge
note: railways not in operation since 2005 because of disuse and lack of maintenance due to high costs (2007)
Roadways:total: 10,886 km
paved: 2,827 km
unpaved: 8,059 km (2000)
Waterways:Rio Lempa partially navigable for small craft (2007)
Ports and terminals:Acajutla, Puerto Cutuco

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%

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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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