United States. Central Intelligence Agency

“ Irrigated land: 760 sq km (1998 est.) Natural hazards: frequent, but generally mild, earthquakes; extremely susceptible to damaging hurricanes and floods along the Caribbean coast Environment - current issues: urban population expanding; deforestation results from logging and the clearing of land for agricultural purposes; further land degradation and soil erosion hastened by uncontrolled development and improper land use practices such as farming of marginal lands ”

“ FAX: [504] 236-9037 Flag description: three equal horizontal bands of blue (top) , white, and blue with five blue, five-pointed stars arranged in an X pattern centered in the white band; the stars represent the members of the former Federal Republic of Central America - Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua; similar to the flag of El Salvador, which features a round emblem encircled by the words REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA CENTRAL centered in the white band ”

“ Electricity - production: 3.778 billion kWh (2001) Electricity - consumption: 3.822 billion kWh (2001) Electricity - exports: 0 kWh (2001) Electricity - imports: 308 million kWh (2001) Oil - production: 0 bbl/day (2001 est.) Oil - consumption: 29,000 bbl/day (2001 est.) Oil - exports: NA (2001) Oil - imports: NA (2001) Current account balance: $-279.6 million (2003) Exports: $1.37 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.) Exports - commodities: coffee, bananas, shrimp, lobster, meat; zinc, lumber (2000) Exports - partners: US 65.5%, El Salvador 3.5%, Guatemala 2.4% (2003) Imports: $3.11 billion f.o.b. ”