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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.
Landlocked
No 3
Income Group
Upper-Middle 4
Government Type
Republic 3
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
El Salvador

Cities

Ahuachapán

El Salvador

San Miguel, El Salvador

El Salvador

San Salvador

El Salvador

Santa Ana, El Salvador

El Salvador

Sonsonate

El Salvador

Zacatecoluca

El Salvador
Connections

Associated With

Central America, Regions
San Salvador, Cities

San Salvador is the capital of El Salvador.

Source San Salvador (Wikipedia)
San Salvador Department, States or Territories

San Salvador Department is associated with El Salvador.

Source San Salvador Department (Wikipedia)

Borders

Guatemala, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: El Salvador
Honduras, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: El Salvador

Has Capital

San Salvador, Cities
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
Santiago José Celis

Also in Medicine Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Santiago José Celis (Wikipedia)Lead [death-year]
Quote, Lead [death-year]
April 16, 1814 in San Salvador, El Salvador) was a Salvadoran physician
Nayib Bukele

Also in Political Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Nayib Bukele (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez (born 24 July 1981) is a Salvadoran politician who has served as the 43rd president of El Salvador since 2019.
Ignacio Martin-Baro

Also in Psychology Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Ignacio Martin-Baro
Bryan Pérez

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Bryan Pérez (surfer) (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a Salvadoran professional surfer

Origin Of

Dragon Fruit

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Pupusa

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Pupusa (Wikipedia)tier 3
Salvadoran Cuisine

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Rhina Toruño Haensly

Also in Philosophy Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Rhina Toruño HaenslyLead sentence 1tier 2
Quote, Lead sentence 1
Rhina Toruño Haensly (1948–2022) was a Salvadoran scholar and teacher.

Location Of

Football War

Also in War and Military Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Source Football War (source article)Infobox: location
Quote, Infobox: location
El Salvador and Honduras
Salvadoran Civil War

Also in War and Military Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Source Salvadoran Civil War (Wikipedia)Infobox: location
Quote, Infobox: location
El Salvador

Site Of

Santa Ana Volcano

Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

El Salvador Aerospace Institute

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Found There

Izalco

Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Izalco
Santa Ana Volcano

Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Santa Ana Volcano
Aztecan languages

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Constitution of El Salvador

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Constitution of El Salvador
Supreme Court of Justice of El Salvador

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Central Intelligence Agency: El Salvador, The World Factbook (factbook.json archive copy)Government, judicial branch, highest court(s), found in El Salvador
Quote, Government, judicial branch, highest court(s), found in El Salvador
Supreme Court or Corte Suprema de Justicia (consists of 15 judges, including its president, and 15 substitute judges
African Tulip Tree

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Alcea rosea

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Anoplogaster Cornuta

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Aristolochia grandiflora

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Artemisia absinthium

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Big crested mastiff bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Big crested mastiff bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitat
Quote, Range and habitat
It is found in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Black-billed cuckoo

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Bluegill

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Brassica rapa

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Breadfruit

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Cacao (Theobroma cacao)

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Capsicum annuum

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Chinese Hibiscus

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Cinnamon Fern

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Coffee Plant (Coffea arabica)

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Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Common big-eared bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Common big-eared bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitat
Quote, Range and habitat
It is found in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and Venezuela
Common Sunflower

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Convict cichlid

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Cougar

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Cretan Brake

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Cucumis melo

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Date Palm

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Daucus carota

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Dendrocalamus giganteus

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Deppe's squirrel

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Deppe's squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
native to Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua
Enterolobium cyclocarpum

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Geoffroy's spider monkey

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Geoffroy's spider monkey (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
The range of this species extends over much of Central America, encompassing Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Belize and the south and much of the eastern portion of Mexico.
Giant Bamboo

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Giant Oarfish

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Glebionis segetum

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Gray short-tailed bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Gray short-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, range
Quote, Distribution and habitat, range
from southern Tabasco in Mexico, along the Pacific coast of Central America, through Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua, to northern Costa Rica
Greater sac-winged bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Saccopteryx bilineata - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, El Salvador
Quote, Country distribution, El Salvador
Country distribution Belize · Bolivia · Brazil · Colombia · Costa Rica · Ecuador · El Salvador · French Guiana · Guatemala · Guyana · Honduras · Mexico · Nicaragua · Panama · Peru · Suriname · Trinidad and Tobago · Venezuela
Hairy-legged vampire bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Hairy-legged vampire bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitat, el-salvador
Quote, Range and habitat, el-salvador
It has been documented in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.
Harpy Eagle

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Hemiauchenia macrocephala

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Hemiauchenia macrocephalaOccurrence record, place
Quote, Occurrence record, place
"cc": "SV"
Hooded grosbeak

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Horsetail

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Ipomoea alba

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Kapok

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King Vulture

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Kinkajou

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Lantana Camara

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Lemna minor

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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.
View the Source
3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: El Salvador
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)
  • Geography, Coastline
    307 km
  • Government, Government type
    presidential republic
  • Borders: Guatemala, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
    Guatemala 199 km
  • Borders: Honduras, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
    Honduras 391 km
View the Source
4. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level
World Bank Open DataCountry record SLV, incomeLevel
Quote, Country record SLV, incomeLevel
"name": "El Salvador", "region": { "id": "LCN", "iso2code": "ZJ", "value": "Latin America \u0026 Caribbean " }, "adminregion": { "id": "LAC", "iso2code": "XJ", "value": "Latin America \u0026 Caribbean (excluding high income)" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "UMC", "iso2code": "XT", "value": "Upper middle income" }
View the Source
Wikidata: El Salvador
Wikidata Q792, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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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