General Facts
El Salvador is the smallest country in Central America. What is it's area?
It has an area of just over 21,000 sq. km.
Which is the currency used in El Salvador?
The dollar
What is the other name people give to Salvadorans?
Salvadorans are known as “guanacos.”
What is the name of the national bird of El Salvador?
The Torogoz or turquoise-browed motmot is the national bird of El Salvador.
What is the traditional dish of El Salvador?
The pupusas
What is El Salvador's official language?
Spanish is the official language.
Mention the 5 archaeological parks in El Salvador
Cihuatan, Joya de Ceren, San Andres, Casa Blanca and Tazumal.
How many cellphones per person are there in El Salvador?
El Salvador’s cell phone density is one of the largest in the world – 125 per 100 people!
What do the colors of the Salvadoran flag represent?
The blue stripes symbolize the ocean and sky. The white means Peace.
What was the official currency of El Salvador before the dollar was adopted?
The colon.
How many people died during El Salvador's civil war?
Some estimate as many as 80,000 people died during the war.
Which sport makes El Salvador a popular touristic destination?
Surfing
Which is the largest shopping mall in El Salvador and Central America?
Metrocentro is the largest shopping centre in Central America. It’s based in San Salvador and was built in 1970.
What is the name of El Salvador's national flower?
The izote flower
When did El Salvador get its independence?
On September 15th, 1821
What is the highest point in El Salvador?
Cerro El Pital is the highest point in the country, with a height of 2,730 meters.
Why is El Salvador known as the "Land of Volcanoes"?
Because there are more than twenty volcanoes in the region. Two of which are active.
Where has the presence of snow been reported in El Salvador?
Even though the country has tropical weather, snow has been seen on Cerro El Pital’s peak.
What are the two national trees of El Salvador?
The maquilishuat and the balsamo.
What is the name of the traditional dance/music of El Salvador?
The Xuc is the folkloric dance/music of El Salvador
The largest earthquake in the country happened on January 13, 2001. What was its magnitude?
It had a magnitude of 7.7 on the Richter Scale and caused a tsunami.
Which Salvadoran place was declared a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO?
Joya de Ceren. It was a pre-hispanic farming community that was buried under ash when the Laguna Caldera volcano erupted.
Why is the 100 hour war between El Salvador and Honduras alson known as the Football war?
El Salvador launched a military attack against Honduras in 1969. Which happened to coincide with rioting between the two countries at a Fifa World Cup qualifier. The war ended quickly and the dispute became known as the 100 Hour War. It’s also known as the Football War even though it had nothing to do with soccer at all!
Who wrote the lyrics of the national anthem of El Salvador?
The lyrics were written by General Juan José Cañas in 1856, with music composed by the Italian Juan Aberle in 1879. The anthem was adopted on September 15, 1879, and officially approved by the regime on December 11, 1953.
Name 5 famous Salvadoran people
Manlio Argueta, Roque Dalton, Claudia Lars, El Magico Gonzalez, Alvaro Torres, etc