Five international organizations: ACS Geplacea IBRD OAS San José Group 

El Salvador was an international pariah in the 1980s because of the human rights abuses committed by military death squads. Today it cooperates with its neighbors in pressing the US on key issues such as trade and immigration. It relied heavily on US aid in 2001 after three devastating earthquakes. In 2000 it cosigned a free trade treaty with Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. Long-standing border disputes exist with Honduras, and El Salvador contests the sovereignty of islands in the Gulf of Fonseca.

From "The Financial Times World Desk Reference" © Dorling Kindersley 2004