El Salvador flag
The flag of El Salvador was founded on May, 17, 1912
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Description of Salvadoran flag: three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and blue with the national coat of arms centered in the white band; the coat of arms features a round emblem encircled by the words REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA CENTRAL; similar to the flag of Nicaragua, which has a different coat of arms centered in the white band - it features a triangle encircled by the words REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA on top and AMERICA CENTRAL on the bottom; also similar to the flag of Honduras, which has five blue stars arranged in an X pattern centered in the white band
Country name:
long form: Republic of El Salvador
short form: El Salvador
Location of El Salvador:Central America
El Salvador borders with:
Guatemala, Honduras
the North Pacific Ocean
The capital of El Salvador:San Salvador
Time difference: UTC-6
Area: 21,040 sq km
Population: 7,185,200
Nationality: Salvadoran
Official language: Spanish
Government type: republic
Chief of state: President
Currency: the US dollar
Internet-domain: .sv