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El Salvador

El Salvador (, literally 'Republic of The Savior') is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America.

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Area

  • 21040.0 km2

Population

  • 6192993

Currency

  • US$

Form of Government

  • Presidential system
  • Federal republic
  • Constitutional republic
The latest news from the USOC - May 30

Discus thrower Jeremy Campbell (Perryton, Texas) tossed a new world record of 62.

18 meters en route to his gold-medal finish at the BT Paralympic World Cup in Manchester, England, on May 22. Meanwhile, April Holmes (Somerdale, N.J.) and Tatyana McFadden (St. Petersburg, Russia) were crowned champions in the women's T53/54 100 - and 400-meter races.NEXT STOP: LONDONThree U.S. crews - the women's eight, women's pair and women's quadruple sculls - had gold, silver and bronze-medal performances on May 27 at the 2012 Samsung World Rowing Cup II in Luzern, Switzerland, to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games. Also qualifying for the Games was the lightweight women's double sculls team, which finished fourth, and Genevra "Gevvie" Stone (Boston, Mass.), who qualified in the women's single sculler. Earlier in the week, the women's doubles sculls, lightweight men's four and men's eight crews qualified for the Games.ARCHERYThe U.S. men's recurve team totaled 221 points en route to a first-place fin...

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