▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁African ▁slaves ▁were ▁brought ▁to ▁El ▁Salvador ▁over ▁the ▁span ▁of ▁ 7 5 ▁years , ▁starting ▁around ▁ 1 5 4 8 , ▁about ▁ 2 5 ▁years ▁after ▁El ▁Salvador ' s ▁colon ization . ▁El ▁Salvador ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁country ▁in ▁Central ▁America ▁that ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁English ▁An til lean ▁( West ▁Indian ) ▁or ▁Gar if una ▁populations ▁of ▁the ▁Car ib bean , ▁but ▁instead ▁had ▁older ▁colonial ▁African ▁slaves ▁that ▁came ▁straight ▁from ▁Africa . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁reason ▁why ▁El ▁Salvador ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁country ▁in ▁Central ▁America ▁not ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁car ib bean ized ▁culture , ▁and ▁instead ▁preserved ▁its ▁classical ▁Central ▁America ▁culture . ▁ ▁Other ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁census , ▁ 0 . 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁was ▁considered ▁as ▁" other ". ▁There ▁are ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Nic ar agu ans ▁living ▁in ▁El ▁Salvador . ▁ ▁Language ▁▁ ▁Spanish ▁is ▁the ▁language ▁spoken ▁by ▁virt ually ▁all ▁inhabitants . ▁Spanish ▁( o fficial ), ▁Salvador an ▁Sign ▁Language , ▁P ip il ▁( N aw at ) ▁, ▁K ek ch í . ▁ ▁Im migr ant ▁languages ▁include ▁Chinese , ▁Arab ic , ▁Po q om am , ▁and ▁American ▁Sign ▁Language . ▁ ▁Liter acy ▁▁ ▁definition : ▁age ▁ 1 0 ▁and ▁over ▁can ▁read ▁and ▁write ▁ ▁total : ▁ 9 5 . 0 % ▁