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'''El Salvador''' (''República de El Salvador'') is a [[republic]] in [[Central America]], bounded to its west by [[Guatemala]], to its north and east by [[Honduras]] and to its south by the [[Pacific Ocean]]. It has an area of 8,124 sq miles (21,041 km<sup>2</sup>) and a population (2006) of 6.8 million. The capital is [[San Salvador]] (1998 pop 1.2 million).
'''El Salvador''' (''República de El Salvador'') is a [[republic]] in [[Central America]], bounded to its west by [[Guatemala]], to its north and east by [[Honduras]] and to its south by the [[Pacific Ocean]]. It has an area of 8,124 sq miles (21,041 km<sup>2</sup>) and a population (2006) of 6.8 million. The capital is [[San Salvador]] (1998 pop 1.2 million).
President [[Nayib Bukele]] started an historic decrease of murders in the country, bringing security to record levels.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://diariolahuella.com/el-salvador-continua-con-la-reduccion-historica-de-los-homicidios/|title=El Salvador continúa con la reducción histórica de los homicidios|language=es|publisher=La Huella Digital|date=March 15, 2023}}</ref> The international left accuses him of being too authoritarian by having in a big jail the same criminales that made El Salvador a dangerous place. The Biden Administration even said that Human Rights were not respected enough.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/es/am%C3%A9rica-latina/20230302-bukele-justifica-sus-pol%C3%ADticas-ee-uu-le-recuerda-que-se-deben-respetar-los-dd-hh|title=Bukele justifica sus políticas; EE.UU. le recuerda que se deben respetar los DD. HH.|date=March 2, 2023|publisher=France 24|language=es}}</ref>
==Geography==
==Geography==