<P> El Salvador lies in the isthmus of Central America between latitudes 13 ° and 15 ° N , and longitudes 87 ° and 91 ° W. It stretches 270 km ( 168 mi ) from west - northwest to east - southeast and 142 km ( 88 mi ) north to south , with a total area of 21,041 km ( 8,124 sq mi ) . As the smallest country in continental America , El Salvador is affectionately called Pulgarcito de America ( the `` Tom Thumb of the Americas '' ) . The highest point in El Salvador is Cerro El Pital , at 2,730 metres ( 8,957 ft ) , on the border with Honduras . </P>
<P> El Salvador lies in the isthmus of Central America between latitudes 13 ° and 15 ° N , and longitudes 87 ° and 91 ° W. It stretches 270 km ( 168 mi ) from west - northwest to east - southeast and 142 km ( 88 mi ) north to south , with a total area of 21,041 km ( 8,124 sq mi ) . As the smallest country in continental America , El Salvador is affectionately called Pulgarcito de America ( the `` Tom Thumb of the Americas '' ) . The highest point in El Salvador is Cerro El Pital , at 2,730 metres ( 8,957 ft ) , on the border with Honduras . </P>
where is el salvador on a world map
where is el salvador on a world map
Central America
Central America