POLITICS
Conventional Long Form Name of country: Republic of El Salvador
Capital City: San Salvador
Type of Government: Republic
Date of Independence: September 15
National Holiday: Independence Day - September 15th
Chief of State: Carlos Mauricio Funes Cartagena
Head of Government: Carlos Mauricio Funes
Description of Executive Branch/Powers: Cabinet: Council of Ministers selected by the president. Elections: president and vice president elected on the same ticket by popular vote for a single five-year term; election last held on 15 March 2009
Description of Legislative Branch/Powers: Unicameral Legislative Assembly or Asamblea Legislativa (84 seats; members elected by direct, popular vote to serve three-year terms)elections: last held on 11 March 2012 (next to be held in 2015)
election results: percent of vote by party.
Description of Judicial Branch/Powers: Highest court(s): Supreme Court or Corte Suprema (consists of 15 judges assigned to constitutional, civil, penal, and administrative conflict divisions) Judge selection and term of office: judges elected by the Legislative Assembly on the recommendation of the National Council of the Judicature, an independent body elected by the Legislative Assembly; judges elected for single, 9-year terms with renewal of one-third of judges every 3 years.
subordinate courts: Chambers of Second Instance; Courts of First Instance; Courts of Peace
Suffrage: 18 years of age
Name of El Salvador Ambassador to the U.S.: Ruben ZamoraLocation of El Salvador embassy in the U.S.: Washington, D.C.
Location(s) of El Salvador consulate(s) in the U.S. listed below:
Location of U.S. embassy in El Salvador: San Salvador and Antiguo Cuscatlan
Location(s) of U.S. consulate(s) in El Salvador: N/A
Name of El Salvador representative to UN: Carlos Enrique Garcia Gonzalez
Description of the Symbolism of flag: three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and blue with the national coat of arms centered in the white band; the coat of arms features a round emblem encircled by the words REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA CENTRAL; the banner is based on the former blue-white-blue flag of the Federal Republic of Central America; the blue bands symbolize the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, while the white band represents the land between the two bodies of water, as well as peace and prosperityNational Symbol: Turquoise-browed motmot (bird)
Descriptions of International Disputes: 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 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
Quantity of refugees inside country AND country(ies) of origin of refugees: N/A
Quantity of Internally Displaced Persons: N/A
Quantity of Stateless Persons: N/A
Description of current human trafficking issues related to this country: N/A
Description of Illicit Drug trafficking/use: Transshipment point for cocaine; small amounts of marijuana produced for local consumption; significant use of cocaine
Capital City: San Salvador
Type of Government: Republic
Date of Independence: September 15
National Holiday: Independence Day - September 15th
Chief of State: Carlos Mauricio Funes Cartagena
Head of Government: Carlos Mauricio Funes
Description of Executive Branch/Powers: Cabinet: Council of Ministers selected by the president. Elections: president and vice president elected on the same ticket by popular vote for a single five-year term; election last held on 15 March 2009
Description of Legislative Branch/Powers: Unicameral Legislative Assembly or Asamblea Legislativa (84 seats; members elected by direct, popular vote to serve three-year terms)elections: last held on 11 March 2012 (next to be held in 2015)
election results: percent of vote by party.
Description of Judicial Branch/Powers: Highest court(s): Supreme Court or Corte Suprema (consists of 15 judges assigned to constitutional, civil, penal, and administrative conflict divisions) Judge selection and term of office: judges elected by the Legislative Assembly on the recommendation of the National Council of the Judicature, an independent body elected by the Legislative Assembly; judges elected for single, 9-year terms with renewal of one-third of judges every 3 years.
subordinate courts: Chambers of Second Instance; Courts of First Instance; Courts of Peace
Suffrage: 18 years of age
Name of El Salvador Ambassador to the U.S.: Ruben ZamoraLocation of El Salvador embassy in the U.S.: Washington, D.C.
Location(s) of El Salvador consulate(s) in the U.S. listed below:
- Brentwood
- Boston
- Chicago
- Coral Gables
- Dallas
- Las Vegas
- Los Angeles
- Miami
- Duluth
- Elizabeth
- Houston
- New York City
- Woodbridge
Location of U.S. embassy in El Salvador: San Salvador and Antiguo Cuscatlan
Location(s) of U.S. consulate(s) in El Salvador: N/A
Name of El Salvador representative to UN: Carlos Enrique Garcia Gonzalez
Description of the Symbolism of flag: three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and blue with the national coat of arms centered in the white band; the coat of arms features a round emblem encircled by the words REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA CENTRAL; the banner is based on the former blue-white-blue flag of the Federal Republic of Central America; the blue bands symbolize the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, while the white band represents the land between the two bodies of water, as well as peace and prosperityNational Symbol: Turquoise-browed motmot (bird)
Descriptions of International Disputes: 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 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
Quantity of refugees inside country AND country(ies) of origin of refugees: N/A
Quantity of Internally Displaced Persons: N/A
Quantity of Stateless Persons: N/A
Description of current human trafficking issues related to this country: N/A
Description of Illicit Drug trafficking/use: Transshipment point for cocaine; small amounts of marijuana produced for local consumption; significant use of cocaine