This line shapefile represents department boundary lines in El Salvador. The Global Map El Salvador version 2 was developed from Geographic Maps Data 2008 at 1:25,000. The boundaries shown in this document should not be considered definitive until they are ratified by the Legislative Congress of El Salvador. The accurate delimitation of the same , must be requested in writing to the organization that is responsible for this data. Global Map data were developed under the cooperation of National Geospatial Information Authorities (NGIAs) of respective countries and regions. Global Map of El Salvador ©ISCGM / Centro Nacional de Registros, El Salvador Global Map data of National/Regional version were developed with consistent specifications by NGIAs of respective countries and regions for fundamental geospatial information of their respective coverage by using geospatial information owned by them, and they were provided. The data have been authorized by NGIAs of respective countries and regions. Therefore, the contents of respective data are based on the views of respective data developers. For some countries and regions, there may be parts where data have not been developed. National/Regional version of Global Map data was to be updated in about five-year cycle on the basis of resolutions of an ISCGM meeting. To know about the year data were updated and about data developers, please refer to metadata attached to each data. Depending on the period the data were prepared, they were developed in line with two different specifications, namely, version 1 in VPF and BIL formats, and version 2 in GML and BIL formats. This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.