El Salvador: flag, capital & map
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Country facts
- Capital
- San Salvador
- Region
- North America
- Subregion
- Central America
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 6,365,503
- Area
- 21,041 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- Spanish
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- US Dollar (USD)
El Salvador is a country in Central America. Its capital is San Salvador.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of El Salvador
The flag of El Salvador is composed of three equal horizontal bands of cobalt blue, white and cobalt blue, with the national coat of arms centered in the white band.
Where it is
El Salvador is grouped in Central America, within Roam’s North America region. Its land-border list includes 2 countries in this atlas: Guatemala, Honduras. The source classifies it as not landlocked.
El Salvador has a recorded area of 21,041 square kilometres. Among the 7 countries assigned to Central America in this dataset, it ranks 7 by area, from largest to smallest. Belize is immediately above it in that ordering, at 22,966 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 6,365,503 people for El Salvador in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 303 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are Spanish. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is US Dollar (USD). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
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What is the capital of El Salvador?
Reveal answer
San Salvador. El Salvador is a country in Central America. Its capital is San Salvador.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of El Salvador?
Reveal answer
The flag of El Salvador is composed of three equal horizontal bands of cobalt blue, white and cobalt blue, with the national coat of arms centered in the white band.
Which land neighbours of El Salvador are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
Guatemala and Honduras. The source classifies El Salvador as not landlocked.
Which languages does the source list for El Salvador?
Reveal answer
Spanish. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in El Salvador.
Which currency codes are listed for El Salvador?
Reveal answer
US Dollar (USD). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
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