El Salvadorsovereign 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 location of El Salvador
An enlargeable map of the Republic of El Salvador
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to El Salvador:

General reference

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An enlargeable relief map of El Salvador

Geography of El Salvador

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An enlargeable topographic map of El Salvador
  Honduras 342 km
  Guatemala 203 km

Environment of El Salvador

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An enlargeable satellite image of El Salvador

Natural geographic features of El Salvador

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Regions of El Salvador

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Administrative divisions of El Salvador

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Departments of El Salvador
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Departments of El Salvador

El Salvador is divided into 14 Departments. Their names, abbreviations, (and capitals) are:

  1. AH    Ahuachapán    (Ahuachapán)
  2. CA    Cabañas    (Sensuntepeque)
  3. CH    Chalatenango    (Chalatenango)
  4. CU    Cuscatlán    (Cojutepeque)
  5. LI    La Libertad    (Santa Tecla)
  6. PA    La Paz    (Zacatecoluca)
  7. UN    La Unión    (La Unión)
  8. MO    Morazán    (San Francisco Gotera)
  9. SM    San Miguel    (San Miguel)
  10. SS    San Salvador    (San Salvador)
  11. SV    San Vicente    (San Vicente)
  12. SA    Santa Ana    (Santa Ana)
  13. SO    Sonsonate    (Sonsonate)
  14. US    Usulután    (Usulután)
Municipalities of El Salvador
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Municipalities of El Salvador

Demography of El Salvador

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Demographics of El Salvador

Government and politics of El Salvador

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Politics of El Salvador

Branches of the government of El Salvador

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Government of El Salvador

Executive branch of the government of El Salvador

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Legislative branch of the government of El Salvador

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Judicial branch of the government of El Salvador

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Court system of El Salvador

Foreign relations of El Salvador

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Foreign relations of El Salvador

International organization membership

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The Republic of El Salvador is a member of:[1]

Law and order in El Salvador

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Military of El Salvador

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Military of El Salvador

History of El Salvador

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History of El Salvador

Culture of El Salvador

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Culture of El Salvador

Art in El Salvador

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Sports in El Salvador

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Specific sports

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General sports competitions

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Economy and infrastructure of El Salvador

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Economy of El Salvador

Education in El Salvador

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Education in El Salvador

See also

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El Salvador


References

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  1. ^ a b "El Salvador". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
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