Politics
- Conventional Long form of El Salvador: Republic of El Salvador
- Capital City: San Salvador
- Type of Government: republic
- Date of Independence: September 15, 1821 (from Spain)
- National Holiday: Independence Day September 15, 1821
- Chief of State: President Salvador SANCHEZ CEREN
- Head of government: President Salvador SANCHEZ CEREN
The chief of state and the head of government for Brazil is President Salvador SANCHEZ CEREN.
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Flag description: Three equal horizontal bands of blue, white and with blue the national coat of arms centered in the white band; the coat of arms features a round emblem encircled by the words REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA; the banner is based on the former blue-white-blue flag of the Federal Republic of Central America; the blue bands symbolize the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, while the white band represents the land between the two bodies of water, as well as peace and prosperity.
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- National symbols: turquoise-browed motmot (bird)
- International disputes: International court of justices ruled on the delimitation of "bolsones" along the El Salvador- Honduras boundary, El Salvador continues to claim tiny Conejo Island, not identified with the ICJ decision
- Quantity of Refugees inside El Salvador: not found
- Quantity of internally displaced persons: not found
- Quantity of stateless persons: not found
- Human trafficking: not found
- Illicit trafficking: transshipment point for cocaine; small amounts of marijuana produced for local consumption; significant use of cocaine