Geographical position: El Salvador is located in Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and Honduras.
The country’s climate is tropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to April); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands.
Languages: Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians).
San Salvador is the capital of El Salvador.
Surface: 21,040 sq km
Population: 6,704,932
System of government: republic
Capital: San Salvador
Religion: Roman Catholic 83%, other 17%
note: there is extensive activity by Protestant groups throughout the country; by the end of 1992, there were an estimated 1 million Protestant evangelicals in El Salvador
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