Bird stamps from El Salvador.

El Salvador officially the Republic of El Salvador (Spanish: República de El Salvador, literally "Republic of The Savior"), is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. El Salvador's capital and largest city is San Salvador. As of 2015, the country had a population of approximately 6.38 million, consisting largely of Mestizos of European and Indigenous American descent.

El Salvador was for centuries inhabited by several Mesoamerican nations, especially the Cuzcatlecs, as well as the Lenca and Maya. In the early 16th century, the Spanish Empire conquered the territory, incorporating it into the Viceroyalty of New Spain ruled from Mexico City. In 1821, the country achieved independence from Spain as part of the First Mexican Empire, only to further secede as part of the Federal Republic of Central America in 1823. Upon the republic's dissolution in 1841, El Salvador became sovereign until forming a short-lived union with Honduras and Nicaragua called the Greater Republic of Central America, which lasted from 1895 to 1898.

From the late 19th to the mid-20th century, El Salvador endured chronic political and economic instability characterized by coups, revolts, and a succession of authoritarian rulers. Persistent socioeconomic inequality and civil unrest culminated in the devastating Salvadoran Civil War (1979–1992), which was fought between the military-led government and a coalition of left-wing guerrilla groups. The conflict ended with a negotiated settlement that established a multiparty constitutional republic, which remains in place to this day.

El Salvador's economy was historically dominated by agriculture, beginning with the indigo plant (añil in Spanish), the most important crop during the colonial period, and followed thereafter by coffee, which by the early 20th century accounted for 90 percent of export earnings. El Salvador has since reduced its dependence on coffee and embarked on diversifying the economy by opening up trade and financial links and expanding the manufacturing sector. The colón, the official currency of El Salvador since 1892, was replaced by the U.S. dollar in 2001.

As of 2010, El Salvador ranks 12th among Latin American countries in terms of the Human Development Index and fourth in Central America (behind Panama, Costa Rica, and Belize) due in part to ongoing rapid industrialisation. However, the country continues to struggle with high rates of poverty, inequality, and crime.

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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name

1963.01
  22.06.1963
  Fauna
  14v set

5c
    34
    King Vulture    Sarcoramphus papa

5c
    34
    King Vulture    Sarcoramphus papa
    = 1, "AEREO"

6c
    108
    Yellow-headed Amazon    Amazona oratrix

10c
    235
    Spot-breasted Oriole    Icterus pectoralis

20c
    90
    Turquoise-browed Motmot    Eumomota superciliosa

30c
    235
    Great-tailed Grackle    Quiscalus mexicanus

40c
    11
    Great Curassow    Crax rubra

50c
    163
    White-throated Magpie-Jay    Calocitta formosa

80c
    104
    Velasquez's Woodpecker    Melanerpes santacruzi

1980.01
  10.09.1980
  Birds

10c
    84
    Resplendent Quetzal    Pharomachrus mocinno

20c
    11
    Highland Guan    Penelopina nigra

25c
    100
    Emerald Toucanet    Aulacorhynchus prasinus

50c
    74
    Fulvous Owl    Strix fulvescens

75c
    218
    Slate-colored Solitaire    Myadestes unicolor

1981.01
  20.03.1981
  Protected animals
  5v set

75c
    37
    Ornate Hawk-Eagle    Spizaetus ornatus

1984.01
  21.12.1984
  Birds

15c
    113
    Spot-crowned Woodcreeper    Lepidocolaptes affinis

25c
    238
    Slaty Finch    Haplospiza rustica

55c
    69
    Maroon-chested Ground Dove    Claravis mondetoura

70c
    90
    Tody Motmot    Hylomanes momotula

90c
    120
    Belted Flycatcher    Xenotriccus callizonus

1col
    233
    Red-faced Warbler    Cardellina rubrifrons

1989.01
  20.12.1989
  Birds

70c
    34
    King Vulture    Sarcoramphus papa

1col
    105
    Northern Crested Caracara    Caracara cheriway

2col
    37
    Sharp-shinned Hawk    Accipiter striatus

10col
    74
    Ferruginous Pygmy Owl    Glaucidium brasilianum

1990.01
  11.10.1990
  America

25c
    108
    Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao

and
    210
    Rufous-backed Wren    Campylorhynchus capistratus

70c
    108
    Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao

and
    90
    Turquoise-browed Motmot    Eumomota superciliosa

1991.01
  02.09.1991
  Birds

20c
    215
    Blue-and-white Mockingbird    Melanotis hypoleucus

25c
    235
    Red-winged Blackbird    Agelaius phoeniceus

70c
    210
    Rufous-backed Wren    Campylorhynchus capistratus

1col
    163
    Bushy-crested Jay    Cyanocorax melanocyaneus

5col
    122
    Long-tailed Manakin    Chiroxiphia linearis

1991.02
  16.10.1991
  World food day

50c
    108
    Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao

1993.01
  28.09.1993
  Birds

80c
    26
    Great Egret    Ardea alba

1col
    24
    Wood Stork    Mycteria americana

2.20col
    26
    Great Blue Heron    Ardea herodias

5col
    25
    Roseate Spoonbill    Platalea ajaja

1995.01
  30.08.1995
  World tourism organization
  4v set

5col
    108
    Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao

1995.02
  11.10.1995
  America

80c
    88
    American Pygmy Kingfisher    Chloroceryle aenea

2.20col
    88
    Green Kingfisher    Chloroceryle americana

1995.03
  24.11.1995
  Wildlife of Montecristo
  10v sheet

80c
    74
    Great Horned Owl    Bubo virginianus

80c
    82
    Rivoli's Hummingbird    Eugenes fulgens

1996.01
  09.08.1996
  Migratory birds
  Strip

1.50col
    235
    Baltimore Oriole    Icterus galbula

1.50col
    105
    American Kestrel    Falco sparverius

1.50col
    233
    American Yellow Warbler    Setophaga aestiva

1.50col
    120
    Scissor-tailed Flycatcher    Tyrannus forficatus

1.50col
    240
    Rose-breasted Grosbeak    Pheucticus ludovicianus

1997.01
  28.08.1997
  International water day

4col
    100
    Keel-billed Toucan    Ramphastos sulfuratus

1997.02
  28.08.1997
  Save the ozone layer

1.50col
    88
    Common Kingfisher    Alcedo atthis

1998.01
  07.09.1998
  Hummingbirds
  Sheet

1.50col
    82
    Ruby-throated Hummingbird    Archilochus colubris

1.50col
    82
    Cinnamon Hummingbird    Amazilia rutila

1.50col
    82
    Blue-throated Sapphire    Hylocharis eliciae

1.50col
    82
    Mexican Violetear    Colibri thalassinus

1.50col
    82
    Violet Sabrewing    Campylopterus hemileucurus

1.50col
    82
    Amethyst-throated Mountaingem    Lampornis amethystinus

1999.01
  22.04.1999
  Birds of the Jocotal lagoon
  Sheet

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1col
    45
    Common Gallinule    Gallinula galeata

1col
    45
    Purple Gallinule    Porphyrio martinica

1col
    45
    Spotted Rail    Pardirallus maculatus

1col
    9
    Blue-winged Teal    Anas discors

1col
    9
    Black-bellied Whistling Duck    Dendrocygna autumnalis

1col
    45
    American Coot    Fulica americana

1col
    60
    Northern Jacana    Jacana spinosa

1col
    45
    Sora    Porzana carolina

1col
    48
    Limpkin    Aramus guarauna

1col
    9
    Masked Duck    Nomonyx dominicus

1999.02
  22.04.1999
  Birds of the Jocotal lagoon

4col
    9
    Lesser Scaup    Aythya affinis
    MS

1999.03
  03.12.1999
  Woodpeckers
  Strip

1.50col
    104
    Velasquez's Woodpecker    Melanerpes santacruzi

1.50col
    104
    Golden-olive Woodpecker    Colaptes rubiginosus

1.50col
    104
    Yellow-bellied Sapsucker    Sphyrapicus varius

1.50col
    104
    Lineated Woodpecker    Dryocopus lineatus

1.50col
    104
    Acorn Woodpecker    Melanerpes formicivorus

2000.01
  28.04.2000
  El Imposible national park
  20v sheet

1col
    11
    Great Curassow    Crax rubra

1col
    90
    Lesson's Motmot    Momotus lessonii

1col
    240
    Painted Bunting    Passerina ciris

1col
    237
    White-eared Ground Sparrow    Melozone leucotis

1col
    100
    Emerald Toucanet    Aulacorhynchus prasinus

2001.01
  28.02.2001
  Pets
  4v set

2.50col
    109
    Budgerigar    Melopsittacus undulatus

2003.01
  18.07.2003
  40 years Grupo Roble

4col
Not identified
    MS

2006.01
  31.03.2006
  TACA 75 years

5col
    108
    Red-and-green Macaw    Ara chloropterus

5col
    108
    Red-and-green Macaw    Ara chloropterus

2006.02
  31.05.2006
  Fauna and flora
  2x10v sheet

1col
    100
    Collared Aracari    Pteroglossus torquatus

1col
    100
    Keel-billed Toucan    Ramphastos sulfuratus

2007.01
  17.12.2007
  Migratory birds

0.10$
    172
    Cedar Waxwing    Bombycilla cedrorum

0.10$
    104
    Northern Flicker    Colaptes auratus

0.10$
    9
    Northern Shoveler    Anas clypeata

0.10$
    105
    Peregrine Falcon    Falco peregrinus

2007.02
  17.12.2007
  Migratory birds

0.50$
    240
    Painted Bunting    Passerina ciris
    MS

2009.01
  22.07.2009
  National symbols
  8v sheet

0.10$
    90
    Turquoise-browed Motmot    Eumomota superciliosa

2009.02
  04.09.2009
  Tourism
  8v set

0.05$
    26
    Snowy Egret    Egretta thula

and
    26
    Great Egret    Ardea alba

2016.01
  23.09.2016
  Friendship ties between El Salvador and China (Taiwan)
  2v set

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