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Republic of El Salvador
*República de El Salvador* (Spanish)
Republic of El Salvador República de El Salvador (Spanish)
	Flag Coat of arms
	Motto: "Dios, Unión, Libertad" (Spanish); English: "God, Union, Liberty"
	Anthem: Himno Nacional de El Salvador; (English: "National Anthem of El Salvador")
ISO 3166 code	SV

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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. El Salvador's population in 2024 was estimated to be 6 million.

Among the Mesoamerican nations that historically controlled the region are the Maya and then the Cuzcatlecs. Archaeological monuments also suggest an early Olmec presence around the first millennium BC. In the early 16th century, the Spanish Empire conquered the Central American territory, incorporating it into the Viceroyalty of New Spain ruled from Mexico City. However, the Viceroyalty of New Spain had little to no influence in the daily affairs of the isthmus, which was colonized in 1524. In 1609, the area was declared the Captaincy General of Guatemala by the Spanish, which included the territory that would become El Salvador until its independence from Spain in 1821. It was forcibly incorporated into the First Mexican Empire, then seceded, joining the Federal Republic of Central America in 1823. When the federation dissolved in 1841, El Salvador became a sovereign state. It then formed a short-lived union with Honduras and Nicaragua, called the Greater Republic of Central America, which lasted from 1896 to 1898. (Full article...)

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Official portrait, 2019

Gabriela Roberta Rodríguez de Bukele (née Rodríguez Perezalonso; 31 March 1985) is a Salvadoran educator, prenatal psychologist, and the current first lady of El Salvador, as the wife of the 81st president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele. She is also a professional ballet dancer and is part of the dance company Fundación Ballet de El Salvador.

Rodríguez was born in San Salvador. She holds a doctorate in prenatal psychology and founded PrePare, the first center for prenatal teaching in El Salvador, in October 2010. She married Bukele in 2014 and served as Secretary for Women during his tenure as Mayor of San Salvador (2015–2018), when she helped to create projects supporting women's rights and culture. Rodríguez founded the San Salvador Ballet group during her time as Secretary for Women in San Salvador. (Full article...)

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Image 1The cathedral of Santa Ana, El Salvador
Image 2A view of volcanoes near Usulután, El Salvador, by NASA Earth Observatory
Image 3Meanguera del Golfo island and Pirigallo island
Image 4A street view in Usulután
Image 5U.N. map of El Salvador
Image 6A view of Chinameca, a stratovolcano
Image 7A view of El Imposible National Park
Image 8Llano del Muerto waterfall in Perquín municipality
Image 9A landslide caused by one of the 2001 El Salvador earthquakes
Image 10A view of San Miguel, El Salvador
Image 11Aerial view of Coatepeque Caldera
Image 12Two lions at El Salvador's national zoo
Image 13Usulután, a stratovolcano in central El Salvador

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El Salvador news

May 7, 2026 – 2027 Salvadoran legislative election, Right of Salvadoran expatriates to vote: The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador approves a constitutional reform that establishes an overseas constituency for Salvadoran expatriates. The constituency is allocated 6 seats in the 60-seat legislature. (La Prensa Gráfica in Spanish)
March 17, 2026 –: The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador votes 59–1 to approve a constitutional amendment to permit courts to issue sentences of life imprisonment to individuals convicted of murder, rape, or terrorism where the limit was previously 60 years. (Reuters)
March 13, 2026 – El Salvador–United States relations, Nuclear power in El Salvador: El Salvador and the United States sign Agreement 123 under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to build a nuclear power plant in El Salvador that is planned to be operational by 2030. (El Mundo in Spanish)
February 13, 2026 – 2027 Salvadoran legislative election: Milagro Navas, the mayor of La Libertad Este and El Salvador's only opposition-aligned mayor, announces that she will run for re-election in 2027. (El Mundo)
February 11, 2026 – Economy of El Salvador: The Inter-American Development Bank announces that it will provide US$1.3 billion in financing to El Salvador in 2026, targeting housing and tourism. (Reuters)

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Did you know...

...that El Salvador is one of the most densely populated countries in Latin America, and also one of the most industrialized?
...that El Salvador uses the U.S. Dollar as its currency?
...that the department of Sonsonate is known for its coconuts?
...that Roque Dalton, one of El Salvador's most beloved writers, was imprisoned and persecuted by the Salvadoran Communist Guerrilla?
...that El Salvador and Honduras fought a war in 1969?