El Salvador: map, capital and facts
El Salvador is a country in Central America. Its capital is San Salvador. Its official language is Spanish.
El Salvador covers about 21,041 km², making it the 148th-largest by area of the 194 countries in Warmer. Roughly 6.4 million people live there, the 111th-most populous.
El Salvador shares land borders with 2 countries: Guatemala and Honduras.
Where is El Salvador?
El Salvador is in Central America. Its centre lies at roughly 13.83333333°N, 88.91666666°W, in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
El Salvador is shown in yellow; numbers mark the neighbouring countries listed below.
El Salvador facts
| Capital | San Salvador |
|---|---|
| Continent | North America |
| Region | Central America |
| Area | 21,041 km² (148th largest) |
| Population | 6,365,503 (111th most populous) |
| Language | Spanish |
| Currency | United States dollar ($) |
| Landlocked | No |
| Land borders | 2 |
| Centre point | 13.83333333°N, 88.91666666°W |
Countries that border El Salvador
Other countries near El Salvador
Measured as the straight-line distance between the countries' centres.
- Belize, about 380 km
- Nicaragua, about 430 km
- Costa Rica, about 680 km
- Panama, about 1,110 km
- Cuba, about 1,270 km
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In Warmer, you guess a mystery country and the globe runs warmer as you close in. Every guess also shows clue tiles, and the facts above are exactly what they compare. If El Salvador were the answer, guessing it would show:
- Continent: Americas
- Subregion: Central America
- Hemisphere: Northern
- Landlocked: No
- Area: 21,041 km²
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More countries in Central America
Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama.
Country data from mledoze/countries, boundaries from Natural Earth (public domain). Population figures are approximate. All countries.