Facts
The capital of El Salvador is San Salvador. El Salvador's time zone is UTC-06:00. The type of government El Salvador has is a Republic and the current president is Mauricio Funes. The currency that El Salvador uses are Euros and one dollar in America is 0.74 Euros in El Salvador. Approximately 6.297 million live in El Salvador as of right now.
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The flag consists of two blue stripes on the top and bottom and a white stripe in the middle and within the middle of El Salvador’s flag is the country’s coat of arms. The triangle represents symbols of liberty, ideals of the people and peace, which are represented by a red cap, golden rays, rainbow, and the date that El Salvador gained independence from Spain. Underneath the triangle is the motto which translates in English to "God, Union and Liberty." The leaves on the sides represent the 14 states of El Salvador. The hills on the inside of the triangle are volcanoes and represent the five former members of the federation, flanked by the blue ocean and sea.