El Salvador
El Salvador is a country in Latin America & Caribbean with a population of approximately ~6.3 million. Its capital is San Salvador. This is the complete reference for identifying El Salvador in MapDash, Worldle, Globle, and other daily geography puzzles — drawn from one of 212 country profiles in the network.
Quick facts
| Continent / region | Latin America & Caribbean |
| Capital | San Salvador |
| Population | ~6.3 million |
| ISO codes | SV / SLV |
| Coordinates | 13.70°, -89.21° |
| Bordering countries | None on file (island or maritime) |
How El Salvador appears in daily geography puzzles
In MapDash, El Salvador is identified through the clue sequence: latin america & caribbean first, then population range (~6.3 million), then bordering countries, then capital (San Salvador), then a famous-for hint.
In Worldle, El Salvador is identified by its country outline shape. In Globle, the heat-map proximity game warms guesses as they approach Latin America & Caribbean.
More Latin America & Caribbean country guides
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Reading El Salvador in MapDash context
For El Salvador, the underlying data on this page comes from OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.
The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.
For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for El Salvador is typically a peer within recognized sovereign countries with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.
Frequently asked questions
What is the capital of El Salvador?
The capital of El Salvador is San Salvador.
What continent is El Salvador in?
El Salvador is in Latin America & Caribbean.
What is the population of El Salvador?
El Salvador has a population of approximately ~6.3 million.
What countries border El Salvador?
El Salvador has no bordering countries on file — likely an island nation or has only maritime neighbors.