COUNTRY NAME
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Fun Facts about the Country
El Salvador hosted the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Sports Games.
El Salvador´s flag was adopted in the 1910s.
Rosemary “Rosie” Casals, who was one of the best tennis players in the 1960s, has Salvadoran ancestry…
El Salvador qualified for the 1982 FIFA World Championship.
Natural Resources
What are the natural resources?
Hydropower, geothermal power, petroleum, arable land
Topographical Features
What's the land like? Plains?
Two parallel mountain ranges cross El Salvador east to west with a central plateau between them and a narrow coastal plain hugging the Pacific
The westernmost group, near the Guatemalan border, contains Izalco and Santa Ana, which at 2,365 meters is the highest point in El Salvador.
Elevations in this region range from 1,600 to 2,200 meters.
El Salvador has over 300 rivers, the most important of which is the Rio Lempa.
Latitude/Longitude:
Where is the country? What continent or area of the world? What are the coordinates?
South America,South America,13 50N,88 55W
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Demographic Information
How many people live there? What is their background?
About 5.7 million
El Salvador achieved independence from Spain in 1821 and from the Central American Federation in 1839.
Languages Spoken
Spanish
Foods to Try
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Pupusa
Platanos fritos
Deep fried planations
Great Places for Kids/Teens to go
Beaches
Festivals
Major Metropolitan Areas
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Pictures of the Country
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Comments (1)
Claire Houghton-Kiel said
at 8:44 am on Jun 15, 2009
I'm sorry we ran out of time, because you had a good start to this. remember in the future to concentrate on the information aspects before you worry about things like font color! I would have liked to seen more pictures and some hyperlinks.
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