General Resources : El Salvador

This pathfinder contains basic information about El Slavador and a listing of general country websites.  The most important source for bibliography of books and articles concerning El Salvador is the annual Handbook of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/) produced by over 140 contributing editors under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Additional coverage of journal articles can be found through a subscription to the Hispanic American Periodical Index (http://hapi.gseis.ucla.edu/).   Both the Handbook and HAPI are available in selected libraries in book form.   One of the major aggregators for links to a wide variety of subjects relating to regional resources for Latin America is the University of Texas' LANIC (http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/la/ca/salvador/). Another site one should especially note is the site prepared by the Law Library of the Library of Congress for international and multinational information on their Guide to Law Online (http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/elsalvador.html).

CIA: THE WORLD FACTBOOK: EL SALVADOR  (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ es.html)
Basic factual information and statistics on El Salvador as gathered by the CIA. Updated annually. In English.

EL SALVADOR : A COUNTRY STUDY  (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/svtoc.html#sv0004)
"Peviously published in hard copy by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Army ... Presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of [El Salvador] and examines the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors." In English.

FOTW "FLAGS OF THE WORLD" WEB SITE  (http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/sv.html)
Presents information on the history of various flags used in El Salvador, including the national flag. In English.

U.S DEPARTMENT OF STATE BACKGROUND NOTE: EL SALVADOR  (http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2033.htm)
Contains up-to-date information on people, history, government, political conditions, economy, foreign relations, U.S. relations, and travel and business information. In English.