El Salvador (The Republic of the Savior) is known for being the smallest and most densely populated country in Central America. San Salvador was announced as the capital. It is considered an important cultural and commercial center for all of Central America. It borders Guatemala, Honduras, the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Fonseca. It is the only country in this region that does not border the Caribbean Sea. El Salvador has a large presence of mountains and is also known as the Land of Volcanoes. So, most of it sits on a fertile volcanic plateau about 2,000 feet (607 m) high. 5,744,113 people made up mainly of mestizos. Mestizo is a term traditionally used in Spain and Spanish-speaking Latin America to denote a person of combined European and Amerindian descent. Others include 12% white, 1% indigenous. The colon was the official currency of El Salvador from 1892 to 2001, when it adopted the US dollar. According to research conducted in 2010, El Salvador ranks 12th among Latin American countries in the Human Development Index category and fourth in Central America and is growing rapidly in its industrial sector. Government: • President – ​​Maruicio Funes • Vice President – ​​Salvador Ceren • President of the Assembly – Siegfried Morales • President of the Supreme Court – Jose Balermino Jaime Legislature: • Legislative Assembly - A legislature is a kind of deliberative assembly with the power to approve, amend and repeal laws. Area: • Total – 21,040 km2 (153rd in the world) • Water – 1.4% Gross Domestic Product (GDP):• According to a 2012 estimate, El Salvador's GDP amounts to 23.79 billion dollars.• Per capita is therefore $3,855 gross National Product (GNP):• According to an estimate of.... .. middle of paper ......there were many wars and revolutions against other Central American republics.• In 1969, El Salvador went to war with Honduras as the Hondurans were deporting several thousand of Salvadorans. The Four-Day War was later called the "Football War" as it broke out during a soccer match between the two countries.• The 12-year civil war, fought between the military-led government and the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN ). This war dates back to the period 1979-1992.• El Salvador also had its part in World War II, the War on Terror, and the occupation of the Dominican Republic by the United States (1965-1966).Independence• El Salvador has achieved its independence on September 15, 1821 from Spain and was recognized by Spain as a separate nation in 1865. While recognition by the Great Central American Republic was achieved in November 13, 1898.