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North & Central America and Caribbean
El Salvador |
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Last reviewed: 08 June 2009 |
Country information
Geography
The smallest country in Central America, El Salvador is bordered by Honduras to the north and east and by Guatemala to the west. It has a 307km coastline on the Pacific and is the only country in the region not to have a Caribbean shore. Known as the land of volcanoes – with the attendant seismic activity – the terrain is mountainous with a narrow coastal belt and central plateau. In the west of the country, the Santa Ana volcano is active.
