El Salvador

Key facts

Land borders (2)

• Guatemala
• Honduras

El Salvador in the game

Every puzzle gives three claims that exactly one country satisfies. El Salvador is moderately well known, so it typically appears as the answer in medium puzzles. These are the 25 claims from the pool that are true of El Salvador, rarest first — the fewer countries share a claim, the harder it works for you on the board.

• Its name begins with “E”1 of 8
• Uses the US dollar as its currency1 of 8
• Its capital city's name begins with “S”1 of 17
• Has Spanish as an official language1 of 20
• Is in North America1 of 23
• Its capital city's name has more than one word1 of 26
• Its currency is called the dollar1 of 27
• Borders exactly two countries1 of 28
• Its name has more than one word1 of 32
• Is in the Americas1 of 35
• Its flag contains no red1 of 43
• Its flag uses exactly two colours1 of 44
• Its name has 10 letters or more1 of 48
• Has an area smaller than 50,000 km²1 of 69
• Borders fewer than 3 countries1 of 84
• Has an area smaller than 100,000 km²1 of 88
• Its flag contains blue1 of 99
• Has fewer than 10 million people1 of 100
• Has exactly one official language1 of 130
• Drives on the right1 of 141
• Has an area smaller than 500,000 km²1 of 144
• Lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere1 of 147
• Has a coastline1 of 151
• Does not have a monarch as head of state1 of 153
• Lies within a single time zone1 of 177