Capital: San Salvador Area: 21,393 sq km / 8,258 sq ml Language: Spanish Currency: Salvadorean Colón Population: 6,470,379 Life expectancy: 64 (men), 69 (women) Literacy rate: 76% Religions: Roman Catholic, Protestant Physical features: Narrow coastal plain rising to mountains in the north with central plateau Ethnic distribution: 92% Mestizos (mixed race), 6% Indians, 2% European decent Exports: Coffee, cotton, sugar