page_title: Outline of El Salvador
section_title: General reference
hierarchical_section_title: Outline of El Salvador / General reference
context_page_description: The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to El Salvador:
  El Salvador – sovereign country located on the Pacific Coast of Central America. The area was originally called by the Pipil "Cuzhcatl", in Spanish "Cuzcatlan", which in Nahuatl means "The Land Of Precious Things". After the Spanish conquest, the land was baptized by Spanish conquistadors as "Provincia De Nuestro Señor Jesucristo El Salvador Del Mundo", now abbreviated as "República de El Salvador". The country borders the Pacific Ocean between Guatemala and Honduras. With a population of approximately 5.8 million people, it is the most densely populated nation in Central America and is undergoing rapid industrialization.
context_section_description: Pronunciation: /ɛlˈsælvədɔːr/
  Common English country name: El Salvador
  Official English country name: The Republic of El Salvador
  Common endonym(s):  
  Official endonym(s):  
  Adjectival(s): Salvadoran
  Demonym(s):
  Etymology: In the early sixteenth century, Spanish conquistadors named this region "Provincia De Nuestro Señor Jesus Cristo, El Salvador Del Mundo" ("Province Of Our Lord Jesus Christ, The Savior Of The World"), which was subsequently abbreviated to "El Salvador".
  International rankings of El Salvador
  ISO country codes: SV, SLV, 222
  ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:SV
  Internet country code top-level domain: .sv
caption: An enlargeable relief map of El Salvador
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