Nicknamed 'Tom Thumb of The Americas', which former Spanish colony is the smallest country in continental America?
El Salvador support from the Climate & Development Knowledge Network. The government is now preparing action plans for putting the strategy into practice. El Salvador lies in the isthmus of Central America between latitudes 13° and 15°N, and longitudes 87° and 91°W. It stretches from west-northwest to east-southeast and north to south, with a total area of . 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 , on the border with Honduras. El Salvador has a long history
Spanish language in the Americas English. The Latin American Spanish word for "computer" is "computadora", whereas the word used in Spain is "ordenador", and each word sounds foreign in the region where it is not used. Some differences are due to Iberian Spanish having a stronger French influence than Latin America, where, for geopolitical reasons, the United States influence has been predominant throughout the twentieth century. Pronunciation varies from country to country and from region to region, just as English pronunciation varies from one place to another. In general terms, the speech of the Americas shows many common features akin to southern Spanish variants, especially