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El Salvador

Capital: San Salvador

  • El Salvador is the smallest and most densely populated country in continental America, nicknamed the Tom Thumb of the Americas.
  • The pupusa, a thick maize flatbread stuffed with cheese, beans or chicharrón, is the national dish of El Salvador by legal decree.
  • Santa Ana Volcano, also called Ilamatepec, reaches about 2,384 metres and is the tallest volcano in El Salvador.

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