El Salvador is a small country in Central America, on the Pacific coast between Guatemala and Honduras.

Quick Scoop: Where Is El Salvador?

  • Region: Central America, on the isthmus connecting North and South America.
  • Neighbors:
    • Guatemala to the northwest.
* Honduras to the northeast and east.

* Pacific Ocean to the south (its entire coastline is on the Pacific, not the Caribbean).
  • Continent: Geopolitically part of the North American continent.
  • Coordinates (rough center): Around 13.7° N latitude and 88.9° W longitude, just north of the equator in the western hemisphere.
  • Capital city: San Salvador, located roughly in the west‑central part of the country.

If you imagine the map of the Americas, El Salvador is that compact Pacific‑side country tucked between Guatemala and Honduras, roughly opposite the Caribbean side of Nicaragua and Costa Rica.

TL;DR: El Salvador sits on the Pacific coast of Central America, between Guatemala and Honduras, just north of the equator on the North American continent.

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