El Salvador

El Salvador (Spanish: República de El Salvador, pronounced [reˈpuβlika ðe el salβaˈðor]) is the smallest and most densely populated country in Central America. It borders the Pacific Ocean between Guatemala and Honduras. It lies on the Gulf of Fonseca, as does Nicaragua further south. It has a population of approximately 6.8 million people (July 2008 Census) on 21,000 km2. The capital city of San Salvador is the most important metropolis of the republic. El Salvador eliminated its currency, the colón, and adopted the U.S. dollar in 2001.
==Religion in El Salvador==
Roman Catholicism is the religion of 52.5% of the people of El Salvador, 27.6% follow Protestantism and 11.1% have no religion. Minority religions in El Salvador include The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Islam, Judaism and Jehovah's Witnesses. Less than 0.1%of the people of El Salvador are Buddhists.
==References==
*http://www.thedhamma.com/buddhists_in_the_world.htm
*The Complete Book of Buddha's Lists -- Explained. David N. Snyder, Ph.D., 2006.
*http://www.thedhamma.com/
==External links==
* Wikipedia article about El Salvador.
* Wikivoyage article about El Salvador.
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