El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador's capital and largest city is San Salvador. The country's population in 2024 was estimated to be 6 million according to a government census.
Official languages: Spanish
Ethnic groups: 86.3% Mestizo (mixed White and Indigenous) · 12.7% White · 0.2% Indigenous · 0.1% Black · 0.6% other
Government: Unitary presidential republic
Legislature: Legislative Assembly
Currency: United States dollar (USD; since 2001) · Bitcoin (BTC; September 2021–2025)
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