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Location of El Salvador

El Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. El Salvador's capital and largest city is San Salvador. As of 2015, the country had a population of approximately 6.83 million, consisting largely of Mestizos of European and Indigenous American descent.[1]

El Salvador's economy was historically dominated by agriculture, beginning with the indigo plant (añil in Spanish), the most important crop during the colonial period,[2][3] and followed thereafter by coffee, which by the early 20th century accounted for 90 percent of export earnings.[4][5] El Salvador has since reduced its dependence on coffee and embarked on diversifying the economy by opening up trade and financial links and expanding the manufacturing sector.[6] The colón, the official currency of El Salvador since 1892, was replaced by the U.S. dollar in 2001.

Notable firms

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This list includes notable companies with primary headquarters located in the country. The industry and sector follow the Industry Classification Benchmark taxonomy. Organizations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct.

Notable companies
Status: P=Private, S=State; A=Active, D=Defunct
Name Industry Sector Headquarters Founded Notes Status
   
Aerolíneas de El Salvador Consumer services Airlines San Salvador 1960 Defunct 1991 P D
Celeste Imperio Consumer services Restaurants & bars San Salvador 1994 Restaurant P A
Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador Financials Banks San Salvador 1934 National bank S A
Claro El Salvador Telecommunications Mobile telecommunications San Salvador 1999 Part of América Móvil (Mexico) P A
El Faro Media Mass media San Salvador 1998 Digital newspaper P A
Empresas ADOC Consumer goods Footwear Soyapango 1955 Shoes P A
Grupo Poma Conglomerates Holding San Salvador 1919 Hotels, telecommunications, automotive P A
HSBC El Salvador Financials Banks San Salvador 1891 Part of HSBC (UK) P A
La Prensa Gráfica Media Mass Media Antiguo Cuscatlan 1915 Daily newspaper P A
Salvadoran Stock Exchange Financials Financial Services San Salvador 1992 Stock exchange P A
SIMAN Consumer services Retail San Salvador 1921 Clothing and accessories P A
Supermercados Super Selectos Consumer services Supermarket Chain San Salvador 1940 Owned by Grupo Calleja P A
TACA Airlines Consumer services Airlines San Salvador 1931 Now part of Avianca (Colombia) P A
Telecorporación Salvadoreña Media conglomerate Mass media Antiguo Cuscatlán 1985 Television and radio P A
Tigo El Salvador Telecommunications Mobile telecommunications San Salvador 1992 Part of Millicom (Luxembourg) P A
Transportes Aéreos de El Salvador Consumer services Airlines San Salvador 1988 Defunct 1994 P D
Unicomer Group Consumer services Retail San Salvador 2000 Durable goods and electronics retailer P A
Veca Airlines Consumer services Airlines San Salvador 2014 Defunct 2017 P D
Volaris El Salvador Consumer services Airlines San Salvador 2019 Part of Volaris (Mexico) P A

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "El Salvador Survey Data". GeoHive. 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-09-28. Retrieved 2014-09-14.
  2. ^ Tommie Sue Montgomery (1995). Revolution in El Salvador: From Civil Strife to Civil Peace. Westview Press. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-8133-0071-9.
  3. ^ Kevin Murray (1 January 1997). El Salvador: Peace on Trial. Oxfam. pp. 8–. ISBN 978-0-85598-361-1.
  4. ^ Roy Boland (1 January 2001). Culture and Customs of El Salvador. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-313-30620-4.
  5. ^ Thomas L. Pearcy (2006). The History of Central America. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 43. ISBN 978-0-313-32293-8.
  6. ^ Erin Foley; Rafiz Hapipi (2005). El Salvador. Marshall Cavendish. p. 43. ISBN 978-0-7614-1967-9.
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