中美洲面積最小的國家。人口約652萬,人均GDP排名在全球中間段。16世紀被西班牙殖民,1841年獨立出來後,政府軍和游擊隊展開激烈內戰,超過75萬人死亡或失蹤,社會分化問題嚴重。2018年因為台灣政府婉拒提供巨額資金協助其聯合港開發案,宣布與台灣斷交,轉與中國建交。國內幫派問題嚴重,是全世界謀殺案犯罪率最高的國家之一。
Year Founded: 1841
El Salvador is the smallest country in Central America. It has a population of 6.52 million and a GDP per capita of a lower-middle-income country. El Salvador was colonized by Spain in the 16th century. After its independence in 1841, a civil war broke out between the military government and insurgent guerrilla groups. More than 750,000 civilians died or went missing, leaving the country socially divided. In 2018, El Salvador severed diplomatic relations with Taiwan and established ties with China after Taiwan refused to foot the bill for the Port of La Union project. El Salvador consistently ranks as having the highest murder rate in Central America, mainly due to a ruthless network of drug dealing street gangs.