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Description flag of El Salvador

three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white and blue with the national coat of arms centered in the white band; the coat of arms features a round emblem encircled by the words REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA CENTRAL; similar to the flag of Nicaragua, which has a different coat of arms centered in the white band - it features a triangle encircled by the words REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA on top and AMERICA CENTRAL on the bottom; also similar to the flag of Honduras, which has five blue stars arranged in an X pattern centered in the white band

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Official country name

Republic of El Salvador

Short name

El Salvador

Local names

Republica de El Salvador (long)
El Salvador (short)

Nationality

Salvadoran(s) (noun) El Salvador (adjective)

Languages spoken

Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians)

Capital

San Salvador

Government type

republic

Population

7,066,403 ranked 101, (data 2008)

Geography

smallest Central American country and only one without a coastline on Caribbean Sea. The lowest point is Pacific Ocean 0 m.

Coastline

Coastline 307 km.

Land borders

545km, Guatemala 203 km, Honduras 342 km.

Administrative divisions

14 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento); Ahuachapan, Cabanas, Chalatenango, Cuscatlan, La Libertad, La Paz, La Union, Morazan, San Miguel, San Salvador, San Vicente, Santa Ana, Sonsonate, Usulutan

Independence

15 September 1821 (from Spain)