| Terrain El Salvador :
| mostly mountains with narrow coastal belt and central plateau
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| Natural hazards El Salvador :
| known as the Land of Volcanoes; frequent and sometimes very destructive earthquakes and volcanic activity; extremely susceptible to hurricanes
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| Environment current issues El Salvador :
| deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution; contamination of soils from disposal of toxic wastes
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| Environment international agreements party to El Salvador :
| Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
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| Geography note El Salvador :
| smallest Central American country and only one without a coastline on Caribbean Sea
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| Flag description El Salvador :
| three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and blue with the national coat of arms centered in the white band; the coat of arms features a round emblem encircled by the words REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA CENTRAL; similar to the flag of Nicaragua, which has a different coat of arms centered in the white band - it features a triangle encircled by the words REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA on top and AMERICA CENTRAL on the bottom; also similar to the flag of Honduras, which has five blue stars arranged in an X pattern centered in the white band
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| Agriculture products El Salvador :
| coffee, sugar, corn, rice, beans, oilseed, cotton, sorghum; shrimp; beef, dairy products
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| Industries El Salvador :
| food processing, beverages, petroleum, chemicals, fertilizer, textiles, furniture, light metals
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