_#_Organized labor: total labor force 15%; agricultural labor force 10%; urban labor force 7% (1987 est.)
_*Government #_Long-form name: Republic of El Salvador
_#_Type: republic
_#_Capital: San Salvador
_#_Administrative divisions: 14 departments (departamentos, singular—departamento); Ahuachapan, Cabanas, Chalatenango, Cuscatlan, La Libertad, La Paz, La Union, Morazan, San Miguel, San Salvador, Santa Ana, San Vicente, Sonsonate, Usulutan
_#_Independence: 15 September 1821 (from Spain)
_#_Constitution: 20 December 1983
_#_Legal system: based on civil and Roman law, with traces of common law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
_#_National holiday: Independence Day, 15 September (1821)
_#_Executive branch: president, vice president, Council of Ministers (cabinet)