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Where is El Salvador located in Central America?
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El Salvador is located in Central America, situated entirely on the western side of the isthmus. It is bordered by Honduras to the north and east, Guatemala to the northwest, and the Pacific Ocean to the south.1
Notably, it is the only country in mainland Central America that does not have a coastline on the Caribbean Sea.1