FACTS

Location: Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and Honduras

Area (only Total) total: 21,040 sq km

Climate: tropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to April); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands

Terrain: mostly mountains with narrow coastal belt and central plateau

Population: 7,066,403

Main Language (only first): Spanish, Nahua

Government type: republic

Capital (Name): San Salvador

Capital (Time Difference): UTC-6

Independence: 15 September 1821 (from Spain)

National holiday: Independence Day, 15 September (1821)