About El Salvador
El Salvador is a country in Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean between Guatemala and Honduras, with a population of approximately 6.9 million people. El Salvador is the most densely populated nation on the American mainland and is undergoing both rapid industrialization and population growth.
El Salvador achieved independence from Spain in 1821 and from the Central American Federation in 1839. A 12-year civil war, which cost about 75,000 lives, was brought to a close in 1992 when the government and leftist rebels signed a treaty that provided for military and political reforms
Location: Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and Honduras
Climate: tropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to April); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands
Terrain: mostly mountains with narrow coastal belt and central plateau
Languages: Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians)
Currency: US Dollar
Republic of El Salvador. In Spanish, it is "República
de El Salvador". The country was named after the Spanish
word for "The Savior", in honor of Jesus Christ.
The Pipels, who arrived from central Mexico, most famous
one known as "Atlacatl" renamed the area Cuscatlán",
because of the lush fertility of the land. Cuscatlán
translates as "Land of Precious Jewels" in the native
indigenous tongue known as Pipil-Nahuat (Nahuatl in central
Mexico).
The Capital, San Salvador, is the second largest city in
Central America with a population of about 2.2 million.
El Salvador is located in Central America. It has a total
area of 8,123 square miles (21,040 km²), making it almost
the same size as the state of Massachusetts. El Salvador is
the smallest country in continental America. Because of its
size it is affectionately called the "Tom Thumb of the
Americas" ("Pulgarcito de America"). It has
123.6 square miles (320 km²) of water within its borders.
Several small rivers flow through El Salvador into the Pacific
Ocean, including the Goascorán, Jiboa, Torola, Paz
and the Río Grande de San Miguel. Only the largest
river, the Lempa River, flowing from Honduras across El Salvador
to the ocean, is navigable for commercial traffic. Volcanic
craters enclose lakes, the most important of which are Lake
Ilopango (70 km² / 27 sq mi) and Lake Coatepeque (26
km² / 10 sq mi). Lake Güija is El Salvador's largest
natural lake (44 km² / 17 sq mi). Several artificial
lakes were created by the damming of the Lempa, the largest
of which is Embalse Cerrón Grande (350 km² / 135
sq mi).
El Salvador shares borders with Guatemala (126 mi / 203 km)
and Honduras (212.5 mi / 342 km). It is the only Central American
country that does not have a Caribbean coastline. The highest
point in the country is Cerro El Pital at 8,957 feet (2,730
meters).
References
CIA World Factbook, Wikipedia | 
