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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)
In the Other Atlases

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

Lemon

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Lesser bulldog bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Lesser bulldog bat (Wikipedia)Habitat, countries: el-salvador
Quote, Habitat, countries: el-salvador
They are found in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, and Peru.
Lesser dog-like bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Peropteryx macrotis - 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 · Paraguay · Peru · Suriname · Venezuela
Lesser long-nosed bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Lesser long-nosed bat (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
They are found year-round in the western and southern parts of Mexico, and along the east coast, and in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras.
Lesser Roadrunner

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Lesser Roadrunner (Wikipedia)Nesting
Quote, Nesting
and in El Salvador in August
Lesser sac-winged bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Saccopteryx leptura - 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
Lettuce

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Leucanthemum vulgare

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Long-legged bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Mallard

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Mangrove cuckoo

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Manilkara zapota

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Margay

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Mexican Giant Horsetail

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Mexican long-tongued bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mexican long-tongued bat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and the United States.
Mirabilis jalapa

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Mosquito Fern

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Neotropical Otter

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Northern ghost bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Diclidurus albus - 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 · Paraguay · Peru · Suriname · Trinidad and Tobago · Venezuela
Ocelot

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Oxeye Daisy

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Parachromis managuensis

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Parsley

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Passiflora tarminiana

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Passionflower

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Global Biodiversity Information Facility: GBIF species distributions: PassionflowerDistributions
Quote, Distributions
"locality": "El Salvador", "source": "The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)"
Phragmites australis

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Pinus maximinoi

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Pinus pseudostrobus

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Poinsettia

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Proboscis bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Rhynchonycteris naso - 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
Procamelus grandis

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Procamelus grandisOccurrence record, place
Quote, Occurrence record, place
"cc": "SV"
Pseudocellus

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Quassia amara

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Raphanus raphanistrum

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Red Imported Fire Ant

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Red Mangrove

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Redbreast tilapia

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Regalecus Glesne

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Roseate Spoonbill

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Royal tern

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Selaginella Lepidophylla

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Shepherds Purse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Southern Giant Horsetail

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Southern Spotted Skunk

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Southern spotted skunk (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
where its range includes Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Belize
Spikemoss

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Spilogale

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Strawberry

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Tecoma stans

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Vampire Bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Vanilla Orchid (Vanilla planifolia)

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Showing 51 to 100 of 109 in Found There, page 2 of 3.

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.
View the Source
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
View the Source

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