El Salvador A Country On The Pacific Coast Of Central...

El Salvador is a country on the Pacific coast of Central America, and borders Guatemala to the west and Honduras to the north and east (Geography). It is known for being the smallest Central American country and has an area equal to that of Massachusetts, it is also the only one with an Atlantic coastline (Geography). The majority of El Salvador s land is made up of a chain of volcanoes that expands throughout the Northern side of the country. The current government of El Salvador is a Republican one. El Salvador was discovered and conquered in 1525 by Pedro de Alvarado a lieutenant of Cortes s. El Salvador declared its independence from Spain on Sept 15, 1821 and was part of a union of other Central American countries from which they†¦show more content†¦In 1998, Hurricane Mitch devastated the country, leaving 200 dead and over 30,000 homeless (History). Several other disasters involve major earthquakes that struck the country in the early 2000s which damaged roughly 20 per cent of all the property in El Salvador, and a drought that destroyed 80 percent of all the countries crops, leaving a harsh famine that spread throughout the country. After all this disaster in 2006 the nation of El Salvador started a free-trade agreement or (CAFTA) with the U.S, which made it the first Central American country to do so (History). On March 2009, Mauricio Funes became the first former FMLN party member to be elected president, this act ended two decades of conservative rule in the country and began a new era of presidents for the country. El Salvador has a vast and very sentimental culture as it is known as being one of the most culturally diverse places in the world. The mainly spoken language in the country is Spanish and although there is no central religion, in recent years, the Catholic religion has taken a strong hold in the country. The country s main source of income comes from its sell of coffee and sugar cane, which not only provides money for the country but jobs for the people within the country. Many Salvadorians today are descendants of the Pipil Indians, who were the original inhabitants of the country until the Spanish