On this day 184 years ago, on February 18, 1841 (January 27, 1841 lunar calendar), El Salvador declared the establishment of a republic. Holiday lively bazaar, El Salvador is one of the smallest countries in the Americas with the highest population density. El Salvador was originally inhabited by Indians. On May 31, 1522, a Spanish expedition arrived for the first time. In 1524, it became a Spanish colony. In November 1811, the War of Independence began. On September 15, 1821, the Protocol of Independence of Central America was signed. In 1823, it joined the Central American Federation. On February 18, 1841, it broke away from the Central American Federation and declared the establishment of a republic. Since then, there have been many wars with neighboring countries. In 1907, the six Central American countries signed the Agreement of Peace and Friendship. Since the 1930s, the military has launched many coups, and the political situation has been unstable for In 1974, the leftist armed organization Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (hereinafter referred to as the Martí Front) was born. On January 16, 1992, the Martí Front signed a "Peace Agreement" with the government to end the civil war. On March 22, 2011, US President Barack Obama paid an official visit to El Salvador. The current president of El Salvador, Mauricio Funes, the current president of the Republic of El Salvador, harvests coffee fruits. El Salvador's economy is dominated by agriculture and its industrial base is weak. Pick and choose coffee fruits. Agriculture is the backbone of the national economy of El Salvador. 43.2% of the population is engaged in agricultural production. Salvadoran girl Salvadoran old man dressed in national costumes during traditional festivals, grandmother resting at home Salvador Ataco urban street entertainer Izalco volcano, El Salvador is located in northern Central America, the terrain is mainly mountainous, plateau, volcanic. SantaAna volcano, El Salvador is rich in geothermal and water resources, known as the "country of volcanoes". Ocelot, an animal endemic to the Americas, can be seen in El Salvador. Satellite image, Ilopango, a lake not far from the capital of El Salvador. The most famous food in El Salvador, Pupusas, a kind of tortilla. Cathedral of the capital San Salvador, more than 90% of the residents of El Salvador believe in Catholicism. In the corner of the street in the Ataco area, there is a street cafe full of romantic wall graffiti, the unique architectural style of El Salvador, the Mayan ruins of Juadiseran, the ruins of the early Mayan dwellings, this place name means "Land of Jewelry".