El Salvador – sovereign country located on the Pacific Coast of Central America.[1] The area was originally called by the Pipil "Cuzcatan", in Spanish "Cuzcatlan", which in Nahuat means "The Land Of Precious Things". After the Spanish conquest, the land was divided into the province of San Salvador (which would become, throughout the colonial era, a alcaldía mayor (great mayor's office), intendency, and finally a province with a provincial council) and the province of Izalcos (which would become be called the mayor's office of Sonsonate); until in 1824 the two jurisdictions were united in the State (of the Central America Federal República), now Republic, of El Salvador.[2][3] The country borders the Pacific Ocean between Guatemala and Honduras. With a population of approximately 5.8 million people, it is the most densely populated nation in Central America and is undergoing rapid industrialization.
- The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to El Salvador:
General reference
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- Pronunciation: /ɛlˈsælvədɔːr/
- Common English country name: El Salvador
- Official English country name: The Republic of El Salvador
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Salvadoran
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: In the early sixteenth century, Spanish conquistadors named this region "Provincia de San Salvador" ("Province of San Salvador"), which in 1824 was changed to "El Salvador".[2][3]
- International rankings of El Salvador
- ISO country codes: SV, SLV, 222
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:SV
- Internet country code top-level domain: .sv
Geography of El Salvador
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- El Salvador is: a country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
- Latin America
- Time zone: Central Standard Time (UTC-06)
- Extreme points of El Salvador
- High: Cerro El Pital 2,730 m (8,957 ft)
- Low: North Pacific Ocean 0 m
- Land boundaries: 545 km
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- Coastline: North Pacific Ocean 307 km
- Population of El Salvador: 6,857,000 - 98th most populous country
- Area of El Salvador: 21,040 km2
- Atlas of El Salvador
Environment of El Salvador
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- Climate of El Salvador
- Wildlife of El Salvador
- Fauna of El Salvador
Natural geographic features of El Salvador
edit- Islands of El Salvador
- Mountains of El Salvador
- Rivers of El Salvador
- World Heritage Sites in El Salvador
Regions of El Salvador
editAdministrative divisions of El Salvador
editDepartments of El Salvador
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El Salvador is divided into 14 Departments. Their names, abbreviations, (and capitals) are:
- AH Ahuachapán (Ahuachapán)
- CA Cabañas (Sensuntepeque)
- CH Chalatenango (Chalatenango)
- CU Cuscatlán (Cojutepeque)
- LI La Libertad (Santa Tecla)
- PA La Paz (Zacatecoluca)
- UN La Unión (La Unión)
- MO Morazán (San Francisco Gotera)
- SM San Miguel (San Miguel)
- SS San Salvador (San Salvador)
- SV San Vicente (San Vicente)
- SA Santa Ana (Santa Ana)
- SO Sonsonate (Sonsonate)
- US Usulután (Usulután)
Municipalities of El Salvador
edit- Capital of El Salvador: San Salvador
- Cities of El Salvador
Demography of El Salvador
editGovernment and politics of El Salvador
edit- Form of government: presidential representative democratic republic
- Capital of El Salvador: San Salvador
- Elections in El Salvador
- Political parties in El Salvador
Branches of the government of El Salvador
editExecutive branch of the government of El Salvador
edit- Head of state: President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele
- Head of government: President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele
- Cabinet of El Salvador
Legislative branch of the government of El Salvador
editJudicial branch of the government of El Salvador
editForeign relations of El Salvador
editForeign relations of El Salvador
International organization membership
editThe Republic of El Salvador is a member of:[1]
Law and order in El Salvador
edit- Constitution of El Salvador
- Crime in El Salvador
- Human rights in El Salvador (see Category:Human rights in El Salvador
- Law enforcement in El Salvador
Military of El Salvador
editHistory of El Salvador
editCulture of El Salvador
edit- Cuisine of El Salvador
- Languages of El Salvador
- National symbols of El Salvador
- Prostitution in El Salvador
- Religion in El Salvador
- Buddhism in El Salvador
- Christianity in El Salvador
- Islam in El Salvador
- Judaism in El Salvador
- World Heritage Sites in El Salvador
Art in El Salvador
editSports in El Salvador
editSpecific sports
edit- Baseball in El Salvador
- Cricket in El Salvador
- Football in El Salvador
- El Salvador national beach soccer team
- El Salvador national football team
- El Salvador national football team kit
- El Salvador national under-17 football team
- El Salvador national under-20 football team
- El Salvador national under-21 football team
- El Salvador national under-23 football team
- El Salvador women's national football team
- Rugby League in El Salvador
- Rugby Union in El Salvador
General sports competitions
edit- El Salvador at the Olympics
- El Salvador at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- El Salvador at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- El Salvador at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- El Salvador at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- El Salvador at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- El Salvador at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- El Salvador at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- El Salvador at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- El Salvador at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- El Salvador at the Pan American Games
- El Salvador at the Paralympics
- El Salvador at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games
- El Salvador at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
- El Salvador at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games
- El Salvador at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
Economy and infrastructure of El Salvador
edit- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 93rd (ninety-third)
- Agriculture in El Salvador
- Banking in El Salvador
- Communications in El Salvador
- Companies of El Salvador
- Energy in El Salvador
- Currency of El Salvador: Dollar
- El Salvador Stock Exchange
- Transportation in El Salvador
- Water supply and sanitation in El Salvador
Education in El Salvador
editSee also
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- All pages with titles beginning with El Salvador
- All pages with titles containing El Salvador
- All pages with titles beginning with Salvadoran
- All pages with titles containing Salvadoran
- Index of El Salvador–related articles
- List of El Salvador-related topics
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of geography
- Outline of North America
- 1982 El Salvador earthquake
- January 2001 El Salvador earthquake
- February 2001 El Salvador earthquake
- 2009 El Salvador floods and mudslides
References
edit- ^ a b "El Salvador". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ a b Carlos Pérez Pineda y Óscar Meléndez, El nombre oficial de la República de El Salvador, Primera Edición, Dirección de Publicaciones e Impresos, San Salvador, El Salvador, 2015, p.37.
- ^ a b Herrera Mena, Sajid Alfredo (2013). El ejercicio de gobernar: Del cabildo borbónico al ayuntamiento liberal. El Salvador colonial, 1750 - 1821. ISBN 978-84-15443-13-1.
External links
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Wikimedia Atlas of El Salvador
El Salvador travel guide from Wikivoyage
