General Reference
- Pronunciation: /ɛlˈsælvədɔr/
- Common English country name: El Salvador
- Official English country name: The Republic of El Salvador
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Salvadoran
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: In the early sixteenth century, Spanish conquistadors named this region "Provincia De Nuestro Señor Jesus Cristo, El Salvador Del Mundo" ("Province Of Our Lord Jesus Christ, The Savior Of The World"), which was subsequently abbreviated to "El Salvador".
- International rankings of El Salvador
- ISO country codes: SV, SLV, 222
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:SV
- Internet country code top-level domain: .sv
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