El Salvador

Republic the Ale El Salvador - the state in Central America, at coast of Pacific ocean. The maximum extent of the country from the West to the east compounds only 200  km. However almost the quarter of the population of Central America - nearby 5,1  here bunks; million persons. El Salvador - the unique country of Central America which do not have an exit to Caribbean sea. A state language is Spanish. More 92  population % mongrels ladino compound, offsets of mixed marriages white and Indians. Country capital - San Salvador (884  thousand inhabitants).

In terrain of El Salvador ruins of ancient cities and other monuments of extinct American Indian civilisations majja and Aztecs till now were saved. El Salvador has gained independence of Spain in 1821, having created a federal state, together with neighbouring countries. After disintegration of federal republic in 1841. El Salvador became the independent state. The republic has gone through about the 150-year-old history nearby 130  the revolutions bound to continuous struggle between aboriginal conservatives and liberals.

El Salvador quite often name edge of loches and burning mountains. The basic part of its terrain represents the vulcanic uplands laying above 600  m above sea level. Thanks to altitude, a climate here moderately hot. Year is divided into two seasons - dry (November-April) and rainy (May-October). On uplands, with its fertile volcanic ash soils and not hot climate bunks 75 % of the population of the country, the capital and other large cities - Kohutepeke is had, San Miguel, Sonsonate, etc. However the majority of the population is compounded by countrymen. Under agriculture it is occupied more 75 % of terrain of El Salvador - coffee, a cotton plant, a sugarcane, etc. crops is for export cultivated.