World Countries

El Salvador

El Salvador coat of arms
The flag of El Salvador is composed of three equal horizontal bands of cobalt blue, white and cobalt blue, with the national coat of arms centered in the white band.

Common Name: El Salvador

Official Name: Republic of El Salvador

Geographic Details

CapitalSan Salvador
Continent(s)North America
RegionAmericas
SubregionCentral America
Landlocked❌
Area21,041 km²
Coordinates(13° 49' N, 88° 54' W)

Demographic and Political Information

Population6,486,201
CurrencyUnited States dollar ($)
TimezonesUTC-06:00
LanguagesSpanish
UN Member✅

Additional Information

Top-level Domain.sv
Calling Code+5
Independent✅
Start of weekmonday
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