El Salvador: flag, capital and facts
El Salvador is a country in Central America. Its capital is San Salvador. It covers about 21,041 km² (8,124 sq mi). The official language is Spanish. It shares land borders with 2 countries.
El Salvador at a glance
- Official name
- Republic of El Salvador
- Capital
- San Salvador
- Region
- Central America (Americas)
- Area
- 21,041 km² (8,124 sq mi)
- Official language
- Spanish
- Currency
- United States dollar ($)
- People
- Salvadoran
- Calling code
- +503
- Internet domain
- .sv
- Landlocked
- No
- UN member
- Yes
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Frequently asked questions
The capital of El Salvador is San Salvador.
El Salvador is in Central America, part of the Americas region.
El Salvador uses the United States dollar ($).
The official language of El Salvador is Spanish.
El Salvador borders Guatemala and Honduras.
Country facts from the world-countries dataset (ODbL 1.0).