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El Salvador

Also Known As Republic of El Salvador

Central America

El Salvador is a Central American country on the Pacific coast, bordered by Guatemala and Honduras. It gained independence from Spain on 15 September 1821. It endured a civil war from 1979 to 1992, concluding with the Chapultepec Peace Accords. Its capital is San Salvador. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts

Capital

San Salvador 2

Population

6,029,976 2

2024 census.

Population Estimate Year

2024 2

Area (sq km)

21,041 2

Independence or Founding Year

1821 2

El Salvador gained independence from Spain on 15 September 1821 as part of the First Mexican Empire and later the Federal Republic of Central America, becoming fully sovereign upon that federation's dissolution on 30 January 1841.

Classification

Sovereignty Status

UN Member State 1

El Salvador

Cities

Ahuachapán

San Miguel, El Salvador

San Salvador

Santa Ana, El Salvador

Sonsonate

Zacatecoluca

Connections

Associated With

Central America

San Salvador is the capital of El Salvador.

Source San Salvador (Wikipedia)

San Salvador Department

San Salvador Department is associated with El Salvador.

Source San Salvador Department (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Source San Salvador (Wikipedia)

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Nationals Include

José Gustavo Guerrero

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: José Gustavo Guerrero

Ignacio Martin-Baro

Also in Psychology Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Ignacio Martin-Baro

Origin Of

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Source Pupusa (Wikipedia)tier 3

Salvadoran Cuisine

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Rhina Toruño Haensly

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Source Wikipedia: Rhina Toruño HaenslyLead sentence 1tier 2

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Rhina Toruño Haensly (1948–2022) was a Salvadoran scholar and teacher.

Site Of

Santa Ana Volcano

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Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador

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El Salvador Aerospace Institute

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Found There

Mexican Giant Horsetail

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Mirabilis jalapa

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Neotropical Otter

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Parachromis managuensis

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Passiflora tarminiana

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Source Global Biodiversity Information Facility: GBIF species distributions: PassionflowerDistributions

Quote, Distributions

"locality": "El Salvador", "source": "The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)"

Phragmites australis

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Pinus maximinoi

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Pinus pseudostrobus

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Raphanus raphanistrum

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Red Imported Fire Ant

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Redbreast tilapia

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Regalecus Glesne

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Roseate Spoonbill

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Selaginella Lepidophylla

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Shepherds Purse

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Southern Giant Horsetail

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Vanilla Orchid (Vanilla planifolia)

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White-tailed Deer

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Source Cup-and-ball (Wikipedia)Lead

Quote, Lead

boliche in Spain, Capirucho in El Salvador

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Sources

1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)

Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction

Quote, Introduction

The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.

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2. El Salvador (Wikipedia)

Wikimedia Foundation

Infobox
Republica de El Salvador
Infobox, capital
San Salvador
Infobox, area
21,041 km2 (8,124 sq mi)
Infobox: population_census
6,029,976
Lead section
Following its independence from Spain in 1821, El Salvador was briefly annexed by the First Mexican Empire before seceding to join the Federal Republic of Central America in 1823. Upon the dissolution of the federation in 1841, El Salvador established full sovereignty as an independent republic.
Introduction
El Salvador is a country in Central America, bordered by Guatemala to the northwest and Honduras to the north and east, with a coastline on the Pacific Ocean to the south.

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Wikidata: El Salvador

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San Salvador Department (Wikipedia)

Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: San Salvador Department, Lead paragraph

Quote, Encompasses: San Salvador Department, Lead paragraph

[san salβaˈðoɾ]) is a department of El Salvador

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