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El Salvador
El Salvador is a country in Central America with its capital in San Salvador.
- Capital
- San Salvador
- Region
- Central America, Central & South America
- Population
- 6.0 million
- Languages
- Spanish
- Currency
- United States dollar ($)
- Area
- 21,041 km²
- Borders
- 🇬🇹 Guatemala 🇭🇳 Honduras
💡 Smallest Central American country; first nation to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender (2021).
About the flag
The coat of arms shows five volcanoes inside a triangle, standing for the five members of the former Federal Republic of Central America, with the motto Dios, Unión, Libertad.
How to spot it: Blue, white, blue horizontal bands with an emblem ringed by a wreath and flags; Nicaragua’s emblem is a circle with a rainbow, Honduras has five stars.
Often confused with: 🇳🇮 Nicaragua 🇭🇳 Honduras 🇦🇷 Argentina