El Salvador
The smallest Central American country, the land of volcanoes
Passport card
Republic of El Salvador
El Salvador
- Capital
- San Salvador
- Continent
- North America
- Currency
- US dollar
- Languages
- Spanish
- People
- About 60 lakh
- Size
- About 21,041 km²
- Leader
- President Nayib Bukele
- Free since
- 15 September 1821
- Time
- 11½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 12:30 am in San Salvador
⭐ El Salvador is the smallest and the most crowded country in Central America.
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Two ways to learn
Learn about El Salvador
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to El Salvador
Turn the globe with your finger. El Salvador has 2 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
El Salvador and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 160 times the size of El Salvador.
- PeopleIndia has about 240 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 60 lakh in El Salvador.
- DistanceSan Salvador is about 15,100 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeEl Salvador is 11½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 12:30 am in San Salvador.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on El Salvador, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on El Salvador
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn El Salvador's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put El Salvador back on the map
El Salvador and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 3 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free El Salvador worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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