EL SALVADOR
Bob and Joan Tyson



Missions Agency:
Good Samaritan Baptist
Missions, Inc.
Rev. Bob Tyson, Founder & President
Mrs. Joan Tyson, Vice President
Stephen Tyson, Treasurer

Ministries: Evangelism, Church Planting, Child Sponsorship Program, Christian Schools, Theological Institute, Feed The Hungry, Christian Radio Stations.

770-459-4058 Phone
770-459-3418 Fax

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Religion
Roman Catholic

People/Language/Ethnicity
Language: Spanish. Ethnicity/race: mestizo 90%, Indian 1%, white 9%. Literacy rate: 71.5% (1995 est.).

Overview
Area: 8,124 sq mi. Situated on the Pacific coast of Central America, El Salvador has Guatemala to the west and Honduras to the north and east. It is the smallest of the Central American countries, its area equal to that of Massachusetts, and the only one without an Atlantic coastline. Most of the country is on a fertile volcanic plateau about 2,000 ft (607 m) high.

Population (2003 est.): 6,470,379 (growth rate: 2.2%); Capital and largest city (2003 est.): San Salvador, 1,791,700 (metro. area), 504,700 (city proper).

Economy
Per capita income $4,600. Real growth rate: 1.4%. Inflation: 3.8%. Unemployment: 10%. Arable land: 27%. Agriculture: coffee, sugar, corn, rice, beans, oilseed, cotton, sorghum; shrimp; beef, dairy products. Labor force: 2.35 million (1999); agriculture 30%, industry 15%, services 55% (1999 est.). Industries: food processing, beverages, petroleum, chemicals, fertilizer, textiles, furniture, light metals. Natural resources: hydropower, geothermal power, petroleum, arable land.

Source and Copyright: InfoPlease, The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001. The World Factbook 2002.