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El Salvador

السلفادور

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Outline map of El Salvador

Key facts

Official name
Republic of El Salvador
Name in Arabic
السلفادور
Capital
San Salvador
Region
Americas
Subregion
Central America
Official languages
Spanish
Currency
US Dollar · $ · USD
Area
21,041 km²
Coastline
Yes

Neighbours

Flags often confused with this one

About El Salvador

El Salvador is a country in Central America, one of the 35 countries of the Americas on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Republic of El Salvador. In Arabic, the name is written السلفادور, and the capital سان سلفادور. Its geographic centre lies in the Northern and Western hemispheres.

The capital of El Salvador is San Salvador. The official language of El Salvador is Spanish. Its currency is the US Dollar, with the symbol ⁨$⁩ and the international code USD. 6 other countries use the same currency, including the United States, Ecuador, and Timor-Leste.

El Salvador covers about 21,041 square kilometres, which puts it 148th by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It shares land borders with 2 countries: Honduras and Guatemala. The largest of these neighbours by area is Honduras. Other countries in Central America include Nicaragua, Panama, and Costa Rica. Its flag is easy to confuse with the flags of Nicaragua and Honduras, a classic trap in the Hard level of the flags quiz. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Americas quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes El Salvador with the other countries of the same region.

Test yourself

Ten rounds on the countries of the Americas, El Salvador included.

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