!!!El Salvador %%image_right [{GoogleMap location='El Salvador' type='embedded' zoom='bounds' width='450' height='350'}] %% [{Image src='es-lgflag.gif' class='image_left' height='150' width='226'}] El Salvador achieved independence from Spain in 1821 and from the Central American Federation in 1839. A 12-year civil war, which cost about 75,000 lives, was brought to a close in 1992 when the government and leftist rebels signed a treaty that provided for military and political reforms. %%menu-geo %%cols-r * %%icon-geo,geo %% [Geography|Geography/America/El_Salvador/Geography] * %%icon-geo,maps %% [Maps|Geography/America/El_Salvador/Maps] * %%icon-geo,culture %% [Culture|Geography/America/El_Salvador/Culture] ---- * %%icon-geo,special %% [Special Information|Geography/America/El_Salvador/Special_Information] * %%icon-geo,picture %% [Pictures|Geography/America/El_Salvador/Pictures] * %%icon-geo,community %% [Community Contributions|Geography/America/El_Salvador/Community_Contributions] %% %%