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Transnational_issues of El Salvador

Disputes - international:International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on the delimitation of "bolsones" (disputed areas) along the El Salvador-Honduras boundary, in 1992, with final agreement by the parties in 2006 after an Organization of American States (OAS) survey and a further ICJ ruling in 2003; the 1992 ICJ ruling advised a tripartite resolution to a maritime boundary in the Gulf of Fonseca advocating Honduran access to the Pacific; El Salvador continues to claim tiny Conejo Island, not identified in the ICJ decision, off Honduras in the Gulf of Fonseca
Illicit drugs:transshipment point for cocaine; small amounts of marijuana produced for local consumption; significant use of cocaine

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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