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IANA time zone database In the IANA time zone database , El Salvador is given one zone in the file zone.tab —America/El_Salvador. " SV " refers to the country's ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code .
By the time this air reaches El Salvador, it is dry, hot, and hazy. [96] This season is known locally as verano, or summer. [96] Temperatures vary little with season; elevation is the primary determinant. [96] The Pacific lowlands are the hottest region, with annual averages ranging from 25 to 29 °C (77.0 to 84.2 °F). [96]
Most of El Salvador's COVID-19 vaccines were donated by the United States and China. [162] [163] On 13 May 2021, Bukele donated 34,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to seven towns in Honduras after pleas from their mayors for vaccine doses. [164] El Salvador had received 1.9 million doses at the time, and Honduras had only received 59,000. [165]
Before the Spanish conquest, the area that is known as El Salvador was composed of three indigenous states and several principalities.In central El Salvador were the indigenous inhabitants, the Pipils, or the Pipiles, a tribe of nomadic Nahua people that were settled there for a long time.
El Salvador competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France from 26 July to 11 August 2024. The nation made its official Olympic debut at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City , Mexico . Salvadoran athletes have participated in every Games of the Olympiad since that time, excluding those held in 1976 and 1980 , when the nation joined ...
The flag of El Salvador features a horizontal triband of cobalt blue -white- cobalt blue, with the coat of arms centered and entirely contained within the central white stripe. This design of a triband of blue-white-blue is commonly used among Central American countries. The country's flag is one of the few that currently use the color purple ...
Salvadorans ( Spanish: Salvadoreños ), also known as Salvadorians, are citizens of El Salvador, a country in Central America. Most Salvadorans live in El Salvador, although there is also a significant Salvadoran diaspora, particularly in the United States, with smaller communities in other countries around the world.
As occurred in 1970, El Salvador lost all three of its matches against Hungary, Belgium, and Argentina. The match against Hungary resulted in the largest defeat in FIFA World Cup history when El Salvador lost by a score of 10–1. El Salvador's lone goal in the match, scored by Luis Ramírez Zapata in the 64th minute, remains the only goal ...