El Salvador is a small Spanish-speaking country in Central America, approximately the size of Lake Ontario. It has a population of 5.8 million. A chain of volcanos runs across the country from east to west and the altitude makes the climate mild.
Coffee is the main cash crop in the highlands.
Subsistence crops such as corn, beans and rice are also grown. Along the Pacific Coast, where the weather is warmer, there are sugar cane plantations. It is the country with the greatest problems of deforestation in Latin America. The World Guide 2000 . Instituto del Tercer Mundo.