El Salvador

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El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a sovereign nation in Central America. Situated along the Pacific coast, it is bounded by Guatemala to the northwest and Honduras to the northeast. The country's political, economic, and cultural center is its capital and largest municipality, San Salvador. As of 2024, El Salvador's population was estimated at approximately 6 million inhabitants.

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Capital

San Salvador

Population

6,029,976

Area

21,041 km2

Climate

Tropical

Government

Presidential republic

Currency

Bitcoin

Languages

Spanish, Nawat

Sells

garments, plastic products, electrical capacitors, raw sugar

Sells to

USA 36%, Guatemala 17%, Honduras 15%

Land borders

2: Guatemala, Honduras

Drives on the

right

Calling code

+503

Founded

1841

Hemisphere

Northern

Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

Spanishofficial

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Nawat

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What it sells, and to whom

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Farms and fisheries

sugarcane
maize
milk
chicken
sorghum
beans

Largest cities

San Salvador capital	525,990
Soyapango	329,708
San Miguel	247,126
Santa Ana	176,661
Mejicanos	160,317

Wars and conflicts

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Iraq War2003–2011 Hundred Hour War1969 Guatemalan-Salvadoran war of 1906 Honduran-Salvadoran War of 18711871 Malespín's War1844–1845 Salvadoran Campaign of 18321832

Form of government

Presidential republic.

republic representative democracy presidential system

Money, belief and alliances

Money

Bitcoin United States dollar

Belongs to

Organization of American States International Civil Defence Organisation United Nations World Meteorological Organization International Development Association International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency UNESCO Central American Bank for Economic Integration International Bank for Reconstruction and Development World Health Organization World Trade Organization Interpol Universal Postal Union

Climate and geography

tropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to April); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands

Climate zone

Tropical

Highest point

Cerro El Pital

Landmarks and landscapes

Joya de Ceren Santa Ana Volcano

Northern hemisphere.

Land borders (2)

Guatemala

Honduras

In charge right now

Nayib Bukele Head of state and government

Figures from its history

Oscar Romero Archbishop assassinated in 1980 Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez was a prelate of the Catholic Church in El Salvador; he served as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of San Salvador, the Titular Bishop of Tambeae, as Bishop of Santiago de María, and finally as the fourth Archbishop of San...

Farabundo Marti Communist leader of the 1932 uprising Agustín Farabundo Martí Rodríguez was a Salvadoran Marxist-Leninist revolutionary and activist during La Matanza.