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El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador's capital and largest city is San Salvador. The country's population in 2023 was estimated to be 6.5 million.
- San Salvador
San Salvador ( Spanish pronunciation: [san salβaˈðoɾ] ;) is...
- Flag
The flag of El Salvador features a horizontal triband of...
- History of El Salvador
The history of El Salvador begins with several distinct...
- Departments of El Salvador
Departments of El Salvador. El Salvador is divided into 14...
- Nayib Bukele
Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez (Spanish pronunciation: [naˈʝiβ...
- Crime in El Salvador
Crime in El Salvador has been historically extremely high...
- Tourism in El Salvador
Volume of tourism. In 1994, 181,000 tourists visited El...
- Legislative Assembly of El Salvador
History. The organization was founded in 1824 as the Central...
- List of Salvadorans
Domingo Monterrosa, military commander of the Armed Forces...
- San Salvador
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In 2010 El Salvador ranked in the top 10 Latin American countries in terms of Human Development Index. It was in the top 3 in Central America (behind Costa Rica and Panama). Also, tropical forests and overall forests have expanded by nearly 20% from the year 1992 to 2010, making it one of the few countries experiencing reforestation. In El Salvador...
The civilization of El Salvador began around 1500 B.C., leaving an evidence that would be the Tazumal Ruins and Chalchuapa Ruins. The first inhabitants were Pocomanes, Lencas and Pipiles. They stayed in the middle and east zone of El Salvador until about the eleventh century. The Spaniard Andrés Niño led an expedition from Central America and arriv...
El Salvador has a total area of 21,041 km2 (8,124 sq mi). As the smallest country in continental America, El Salvador is sometimes called Pulgarcito de America (the "Tom Thumb of the Americas"). The highest point in El Salvador is Cerro El Pital, at 2,730 metres (8,957 ft), on the border with Honduras. El Salvador has a long history of destructive ...
There are eight species of sea turtles in the world. Of these six nest on the coasts of Central America, and four make their home on the Salvadoran coast: the leatherback turtle, the hawksbill, the Galapagos green turtle and the olive ridley sea turtle. It is estimated that there are 500 species of birds, 1,000 species of butterflies, 400 species o...
El Salvador is divided into 14 departments (departamentos). These are divided into 262 municipalities (municipios).
May 17, 2024 · El Salvador, country of Central America. El Salvador is the smallest and most densely populated of the seven Central American countries. Despite having little level land, it traditionally was an agricultural country, heavily dependent upon coffee exports.
El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador's capital and largest city is San Salvador.
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