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El Salvador Facts
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El Salvador Facts
El Salvador is one of the 5 countries that make Central America. It is the smallest of the five and because of this, it is affectionately called the "Tom Thumb of the Americas" ("Pulgarcito de America").
Language: primary language is Spanish
Currency: US Dollar - It used to be Colon but it was changed in 2001
Population: as of 2009 is 5.7 million
Land Size: It has a total area of 8,123 square miles (21,040 kmē). It is about the size of New Jersey. It has 123.6 square miles (320 kmē) of water within its borders
Capital: San Salvador
Borders: Guatemala, Honduras, and the pacific ocean
Land Divisions: Called departments (Departamentos) - Ahuachapan, Cabanas, Chalatenango, Cuscatlan, La Libertad, La Paz, La Union, Morazan, San Miguel, San Salvador, San Vicente, Santa Ana, Sonsonate, and Usulutan.Major Cities:
Apopa
Cojutepeque
Cuscatancingo
Delgado
Ilopango
Mejicanos
Nueva San Salvador
Santa Ana
San Marcos
San Martin
San Salvador
Sonsonate
Soyapango
Usulutan
Zacatecoluca
Resources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Salvador
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/camerica/sv.htm
Other tags used are facts el salvador, facts about el Salvador, about el Salvador, and pais el salvador
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