Area 21,041 sq km (8,124 sq mi)
Poplation 6,470,000
Capital city San Salvador (136,000)
Government Republic
Ethnicity Groups: Mestizo (mixed White and Amerindian) 90%, White 9%, Amerindian 1%
Language Spanish (official)
Religions Roman Catholic 83%
Currency US dollar= 100 cents

The Republic of El Salvador is the only country in Central America which does not have a coast on the Caribean Sea.

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